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mikros G3398

μικρός (mikros) means “small” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

μικρός Greek · G3398 46 tagged occurrences in 43 verses

Pronunciation guide: mik-ros' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3398

μικρός · mikros · small

μικρός, -ά, -όν [in LXX chiefly for קָטָן, מָעַט ;] small, little; 1. of persons; (a) lit., of stature: Mrk.15:40 (MM, iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, see Deiss., BS, 144), Luk.19:3; οἱ μ., the little ones, Mat.18:6, 10 18:14, Mrk.9:42; (b) hence metaphorically, of rank or influence (cf. Dalman, Words, 113 f.) : Mat.10:42, Luk.17:2, Act.8:10 26:22, Heb.8:11" (LXX), Rev.11:18 13:16 19:5, 18 20:12; compar., -ότερος, Mat.11:11, Luk.7:28 9:48. 2. Of things; (a) of size : Mat.13:32 Mrk.4:31, Jas.3:5; (b) of quantity: Luk.12:32, 1Co.5:6, Gal.5:9, Rev.3:8; (with) of time : Jhn.7:33 12:35, Rev.6:11 20:3. 3. Neut., μικρόν, used adverbially; (a) of distance: Mat.26:39, Mrk.14:35; (b) of quantity: 2Co.11:1 11:16; (with) of time : Jhn.13:33 14:19 16:16-19, Heb.10:37; μετὰ μ., Mat.26:73, Mrk.14:70.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

little, small.

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How translators render G3398

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
little ones 6
small 6
a little 4
a little while 4
little 4
after a little while 3
in a little while 3
the least 3
least 2
the smallest 2
a little farther 1
a little while longer 1
a small 1
for a brief 1
little while 1
only a little 1
to small 1
younger 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
a little 12
a little while 9
little ones 5
small 5
little 3
of 3
the least 3
a little further 1
a while 1
for a little 1
he that is least 1
least 1
less than 1
the less 1
to small 1
unto 1

Verses containing G3398

Page 1 of 1. 43 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 10:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

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  2. Matthew 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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  3. Matthew 13:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”

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  4. Matthew 18:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

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  5. Matthew 18:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

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  6. Matthew 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

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  7. Matthew 26:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

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  8. Matthew 26:73 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”

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  9. Mark 4:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.

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  10. Mark 9:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

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  11. Mark 14:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.

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  12. Mark 14:70 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”

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  13. Mark 15:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

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  14. Luke 7:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

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  15. Luke 9:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”

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  16. Luke 12:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

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  17. Luke 17:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

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  18. Luke 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.

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  19. John 7:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.

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  20. John 12:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

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  21. John 13:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’

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  22. John 14:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.

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  23. John 16:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”

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  24. John 16:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

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  25. John 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”

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  26. John 16:19 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?

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  27. Acts 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

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  28. Acts 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

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  29. 1 Corinthians 5:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

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  30. 2 Corinthians 11:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.

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  31. 2 Corinthians 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

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  32. Galatians 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.

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  33. Hebrews 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

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  34. Hebrews 10:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.

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  35. James 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

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  36. Revelation 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

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  37. Revelation 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.

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  38. Revelation 11:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

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  39. Revelation 13:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

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  40. Revelation 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”

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  41. Revelation 19:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”

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  42. Revelation 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.

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  43. Revelation 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

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