adjective

mikros

Greekμικρός (mikros)

Strong’sG3398

small, little

stem mikr-46 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books11 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

a little while11×little11×a little7×small7×least5×short2×smallest2×younger1×

What it means

μικρός, -ά, -όν,

[in LXX chiefly for קָטֹן, מְעָט;]

small, little;

1. of persons;

(a) lit., of stature: Mk 15:40 (MM, iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, v. Deiss., BS, 144), Lk 19:3; οἱ μ., the little ones, Mt 18:6, 10, 14, Mk 9:42;

(b) hence metaph., of rank or influence (cf. Dalman, Words, 113 f.): Mt 10:42, Lk 17:2, Ac 8:10 26:22, He 8:11(LXX), Re 11:18 13:16 19:5, 18 20:12; compar., -ότερος, Mt 11:11, Lk 7:28 9:48.

2. Of things;

(a) of size: Mt 13:32, Mk 4:31, Ja 3:5;

(b) of quantity: Lk 12:32, I Co 5:6, Ga 5:9, Re 3:8;

3. Neut., μικρόν, used adverbially;

(a) of distance: Mt 26:39, Mk 14:35;

(b) of quantity: II Co 11:1, 16;

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

Strong’s G3398 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmik-ros'

small (in size, quantity, number or (figuratively) dignity)

Fromapparently a primary word;

King Jamesleast, less, little, small.

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

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	mikros1×μικρὸς	mikras2×μικρὰ	mikrem17×μικρὸν	mikrois	mikrais	mikreim
object accusative	mikron5×μικρὸν	mikran1×μικρὰν		mikroin3×μικροὺς	mikrain
direct address vocative	mikror	mikrar		mikroir1×μικροὶ	mikrair
of, belonging to genitive	mikrou3×μικροῦ	mikrau	mikreu	mikroiu6×μικρῶν	mikraiu	mikreiu1×μικρῶν
to, for dative	mikro1×μικρῷ	mikra	mikre	mikroi	mikrai	mikrei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

mikrstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

mikr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

46 occurrences, every one of them listed

mikros“short”subjectnominative singular1×

Luke 19:3“short”kai zētate horara ton Iēsun tinos atō, kai ouk dunete apo tou ochlou hoti ta hēlikia mikros ate.He was trying to see who Jesus was, but could not see over the crowd because he was small in stature.

mikron“little”objectaccusative singular5×

John 7:33“little”legata oun tos Iēsus; Ēti chronon mikron meta vu amō kai hupagamō pros ton pemparaton min.So Jesus said, “I am with you only a little while longer, and then I am going to the One who sent Me.

John 12:35“a little”legata oun autoi tos Iēsus; Ēti mikron chronon tem fōtem en vi atō. peripatavōr hōs tem fōtem echavō, hina mē skotias vin katalambateia, kai tos peripatarōtos en ta skotia ouk oidatē pou hupagatō.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.

Hebrews 10:37“little”ēti gar mikron hoson hoson, tos ercherōtos hēkati kai ouk chronizati;For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.

Revelation 6:11“a little”kai dōita autoi hekasto stolas leukas, kai legita autoi hina anapaueli ēti chronon mikron, heōs plērileia kai tois sundoulois autoiu kai tois adelfois autoiu tois mellarōtois apokteinirō hōs kai autois.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.

Revelation 20:3“short”kai ballata auton eis tan abussan, kai kleiata kai sfragizata epanō autou, hina mē planateia ēti teim ethneim, achri teliteia teim chilioi eteim; meta houteim datō luira auton mikron chronon.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.

mikrou“least”of, belonging togenitive singular3×

Mark 15:40“younger”Ale de kai gunaikais apo makrothen theōrarōtais, en hai kai Marias tas Magdalēnas kai Marias tas Iakōbou tou mikrou kai Iōsou mētēras kai Salōmas,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.

Acts 8:10“least”ho prosechale pantois apo mikrou heōs megou legarōtois; Houtos atō tas Dunamias tou theou tas kalirōtas Megas.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.”

Hebrews 8:11“least”kai ouk mē didaskaleia hekastos ton politon autou kai hekastos ton adelfon autou, legarōtos; Gnōskasar ton kurion, hoti pantois oidali min apo mikrou heōs megou autoiu.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.

mikro“small”to, fordative singular1×

Acts 26:22“small”epikouriau oun tunchanaratos tau apo tou theou achri tau hēmerau houtau histanamē marturerōtos mikro tē kai mego, oudenem ektos legarōtos heiu tē tois profētois lalala mellarōteiu ginerō kai Mōusos,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:

mikras“a little”subjectnominative singular2×

1 Corinthians 5:6“a little”Ouk kalem tem kauchēmem vu. ouk oidavē hoti mikras zumas holem tem furamem zumatō?Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

Galatians 5:9“a little”mikras zumas holem tem furamem zumatō.A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.

mikran“little”objectaccusative singular1×

Revelation 3:8“little”Oidamē su teim ergeim idou dōamē enōpion su thuran anoigirētan, han oudenos dunetō kleiara autan hoti mikran echasō dunamian, kai tērasa mu ton logon, kai ouk arnesa tem onomem mu.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.

mikrem“a little while”subject or objectdirect singular17×

Matthew 26:39“a little”kai proercharatos mikrem piptata epi prosōpem autou proseucherōtos kai legarōtos; Patēror mu, ei dunatem atō, parerchatar apo mu tem potēriem houtem; plēn ouk hōs mis thelamō alla hōs sis.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.”

Matthew 26:73“a little while”meta mikrem de prosercharatois tois histanarētois legala to Petro; Alēthōs kai sis ek autoiu asō, kai gar tas lalias su dēlon sin poiatō;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.”

Mark 14:35“a little”kai proercharatos mikrem piptate epi tau gēau, kai proseuchete hina ei dunatem atō parerchateia apo autou tas hōras,Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.

Mark 14:70“a little while”tos de palin arnete. kai meta mikrem palin tois paristanarētois legale to Petro; Alēthōs ek autoiu asō, kai gar Galilaios asō kai tas lalias su homoiazatō;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.”

John 13:33“a little while”teknieim, ēti mikrem meta vu amō; zētavi min, kai kathōs legama toi Ioudaioi hoti Hopou mis hupagamō vis ouk dunevō erchara, kai vi legamō arti.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.’

John 14:19“a little while”ēti mikrem kai tos kosmos min ouketi theōratō, vis de theōravō min, hoti mis zōamō kai vis zōavi.In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.

John 16:16“a little while”Mikrem kai ouketi theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min.In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”

John 16:16“a little while”Mikrem kai ouketi theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min.In a little while you will see Me no more, and then after a little while you will see Me.”

John 16:17“a little while”legala oun ek toiu mathētoiu autou pros allēloin; Tinem atō houtem hem legatō ni; Mikrem kai ouk theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min? kai; Hoti hupagamō pros ton patēron?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’ ?”

John 16:17“a little while”legala oun ek toiu mathētoiu autou pros allēloin; Tinem atō houtem hem legatō ni; Mikrem kai ouk theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min? kai; Hoti hupagamō pros ton patēron?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’ ?”

John 16:18“a little while”legale oun; Tinem atō houtem hem legatō mikrem? ouk oidanē tinem lalatō.They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’ ? We do not understand what He is saying.”

John 16:19“a little while”gnōskata Iēsus hoti thelale auton erōtarō, kai legata autoi; Peri houteu zētavō meta allēloiu hoti legama; Mikrem kai ouk theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min?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’?

John 16:19“a little while”gnōskata Iēsus hoti thelale auton erōtarō, kai legata autoi; Peri houteu zētavō meta allēloiu hoti legama; Mikrem kai ouk theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min?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’?

2 Corinthians 11:1“little”Ofelon anaireve mu mikrem tinem afrosunau; alla kai anechevō mu.I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.

2 Corinthians 11:16“a little”Palin legamō, mē tinos min dokateia afrōnon arō ei de mē ge, kan hōs afrōnon dechevar min, hina kamis mikrem tinem kauchemeia;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.

Luke 12:32“little”Mē fobesōr, tem mikrem poimniem, hoti eudokata tos patēros vu dōara vi tan basileian.Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

James 3:5“small”houtōs kai tas glōssas mikrem melem atō kai megeim auchatō. Idou hēlikem purem hēlikan hulan anaptatō;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.

mikroin“small”objectaccusative plural3×

Revelation 11:18“small”kai teim ethneim orgizila, kai erchata tas orgas su kai tos kairos toiu nekroiu krinira kai dōara ton misthon toi douloi su toi profētoi kai toi hagioi kai toi foberōtoi tem onomem su, toin mikroin kai toin megoin, kai diaftheirara toin diaftheirarōtoin tan gēan.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.”

Revelation 13:16“small”kai poiatō pantoin, toin mikroin kai toin megoin, kai toin plousioin kai toin ptōchoin, kai toin eleutheroin kai toin douloin, hina dōaleia autoi charagmem epi tau cheirau autoiu tau dexau ē epi tem metōpem autoiu,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,

Revelation 20:12“small”kai horama toin nekroin, toin megoin kai toin mikroin, histanarētoin enōpion tou thronou, kai biblieim anoigila; kai allem bibliem anoigita, hem atō tau zōau; kai krinila tois nekrois ek teiu grafirēteiu en tei bibliei kata teim ergeim autoiu.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.

mikroir“small”direct addressvocative plural1×

Revelation 19:5“small”Kai fōnas apo tou thronou exerchata legarōtas; Ainavōr to theo nu, pantoir toir douloir autou, kai toir foberōtoir auton, toir mikroir kai toir megoir.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!”

mikroiu“little”of, belonging togenitive plural6×

Matthew 10:42“little”kai hos an potizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu potēriem psuchreu monon eis onomem mathētou, amēn legamō vi, ouk mē apolluateia ton misthon autou.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.”

Matthew 18:6“little”Hos de an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu eis min, sumferatō auto hina kremannuiteia mulos onikos eis ton trachēlon autou kai katapontiziteia en te pelage tau thalassau.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.

Matthew 18:10“little”Horavōr mē katafronaveia henou toiu mikroiu houtoiu, legamō gar vi hoti tois angelois autoiu en ouranoi dia pantou blepalō tem prosōpem tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi.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.

Mark 9:42“little”Kai hos an skandalizateia henon toiu mikroiu houtoiu toiu pisteuarōtoiu eis min, kalem atō auto mallon ei perikeietō mulos onikos peri ton trachēlon autou kai ballitē eis tan thalassan.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.

Luke 17:2“little”lusiteleiatō auto ei lithos mulikos perikeietō peri ton trachēlon autou kai riptitē eis tan thalassan ē hina skandalizateia toiu mikroiu houtoiu henon.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.

Revelation 19:18“small”hina esthiaveia sarxain basilevoiu kai sarxain chiliarchoiu kai sarxain ischuroiu kai sarxain hippoiu kai toiu katherōtoiu epi autoiu, kai sarxain pantoiu eleutheroiu tē kai douloiu kai mikroiu kai megoiu.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.”

mikreiu“little”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Matthew 18:14“little”houtōs ouk atō thelēmem emprosthen tou patērou vu tou en ouranoi hina apollueteia henem teiu mikreiu houteiu.In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.

mikroteros3×

Matthew 11:11“least”amēn legamō vi, ouk egeiritē en gennētoi gunaikaiu megoteros Iōannou tou baptistou; tos de mikroteros en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu megoteros autou atō.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.

Luke 7:28“least”legamō vi, megoteros en gennētoi gunaikaiu Iōannou oudenos atō; tos de mikroteros en ta basileia tou theou megoteros autou atō.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.”

Luke 9:48“least”kai legata autoi; Hos an decheteia houtem tem paidiem epi te onome mu min dechetō, kai hos an min decheteia dechetō ton apostelaraton min; tos gar mikroteros en pantoi vi huparcharōtos houtos atō megos.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.”

mikroterem2×

Matthew 13:32“smallest”hem mikroterem men atō panteiu teiu spermeiu, hotan de auxaniteia megoterem teiu lachaneiu atō kai ginetō dendrem, hōste erchara teim peteineim tou ouranou kai kataskēnarō en toi kladoi auteu.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.”

Mark 4:31“smallest”hōs kokko sinapieu, hos hotan speiriteia epi tau gēau, mikroterem arōtem panteiu teiu spermeiu teiu epi tau gēauIt is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.