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adverb

brachu

Greekβραχύ (brachu)

Strong’sG1024

short, little

stem brachu-2 times in the New Testament

Translated as

a little1×for a short time1×

What it means

βραχύς, -εῖα, -ύ,

[in LXX chiefly for מְעַט;]

short;
(a) of time; short, little: βραχύ, Ac 5:34; μετὰ β., Lk 22:58; β. τι, a short time, He 2:7, 9 RV, mg.;
(b) of distance: Ac 27:28;
(c) of quantity or value, little, few: Jo 6:7, He 2:7, 9 RV, txt.; pl., διὰ βραχέων, in few words, He 13:22.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1024 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidbrakh-ooce'

short (of time, place, quantity, or number)

Fromof uncertain affinity;

King Jamesfew words, little (space, while).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

The full set of forms for this word is not on the site yet. Every occurrence below shows the form it takes there.

Words built on the same stem

brachuos — βραχύς, short, little

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

brachu2×

Hebrews 2:7“a little”elattasa auton brachu tinem para angeloin, doxa kai tima stefanasa auton,You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor

Hebrews 2:9“for a short time”ton de brachu tinem para angeloin elattirēton blepanō Iēsun dia tem pathēmem tou thanatou doxa kai tima stefanirēton, hopōs chōris theou huper pantou geueteia thanatou.But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.