oligōs

ὀλίγος [ῐ], η, ον,
later ὀλίος (which see), of Size, little, small, frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀλίγῃ ὀπί with small, low voice, Refs; of stature,Refs 3rd c.BC+; of Space, ὀ. χῶρος Refs 8th c.BC+; of Time, χρόνος Refs 5th c.BC+
2 sometimes in a sense between that of Size and Quantity, ὀ. δόσις Refs 8th c.BC+not copious, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑποστάσιες ὀλίγαι slight sediments, Refs; ὀ. καὶ οὐδέν little or nothing, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 of Degree, ὀ. καὶ μέγας of low and high degree, Refs 7th c.BC+
4 weak, ἀθυμοτέρη καὶ ὀλιγωτέρη φύσις Refs 5th c.BC+
II of Number, few, or of Quantity, little, not in Refs 8th c.BC+, frequently in Attic dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+, but rare in Trag., as ὀλίγα κακά Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ὑπὸ τῶν ὀ. δυναστεία, αἱ διὰ τῶν ὀ. δυναστεῖαι, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with infinitive, ὀλίγους.. στρατιῇ τῇ Μήδων συμβαλεῖν too few to engage.., Refs 5th c.BC+
III neuter ὀλίγον as adverb, a little, slightly, little, with Verbs, ὀ. παρακλίνας Refs 8th c.BC+
III.2 with comparative adjectives, ὀλίγον προγενέστερος Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀ. τι πρότερον, variant for{ὀλίγῳ}, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ὀλίγῳ is more frequently in Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV special Phrases:
IV.1 ὀλίγου δεῖν almost (see. δεῖ II); ὀλίγου ἐδέησε καταλαβεῖν wanted but little of overtaking, Refs 5th c.BC+ alone, within a little, allbut, almost, ὀλίγου σεκύνες διεδηλήσαντο Refs 8th c.BC+close upon Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀ. ἦλθεν ἑλεῖνRefs 2nd c.AD+
IV.2 δι᾽ ὀλίγου at a short distance, Refs 5th c.BC+; for (during) a short time, Refs 5th c.BC+; within or after a short time, Refs; but
IV.2.b δι᾽ ὀλίγων in few words, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.3 ἐν ὀλίγῳ (χώρῳ is added in Refs 5th c.BC+ in a small space, within small compass, Refs 5th c.BC+; κυκλωθέντων ἐν ὀ.Refs 4th c.BC+; also ἐν ὀ. (i.e. χρόνῳ) for a brief time, Refs 5th c.BC+; but also, in a short time, quickly, ἔγνων καὶ περὶ τῶν ποιητῶν ἐν ὀ. τοῦτο NT+5th c.BC+
IV.3.b ἐν ὀλίγοις one among few, i.e. exceedingly, remarkably, ποταμὸς ἐν ὀ. μέγας Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently in later writers, Refs 1st c.AD+
IV.4 ἐξ ὀλίγου at short notice, suddenly, ἐξ ὀ. καὶ δι᾽ ὀργῆς Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.5 ἐς ὀλίγον, like{παρ᾽ ὀλίγον}, within a little, ἐς ὀ. ἀφίκετο τὸ στράτευμα νικηθῆναι Refs
IV.6 ἐπ᾽ ὀλίγον for a short time, Refs 5th c.BC+; a little at a time, Refs 5th c.BC+a little way on, near the beginning, Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV.7 κατ᾽ ὀλίγον by little and little, Refs 5th c.BC+: but the adjective frequently takes the gender and number of its substantive, κατ᾽ ὀλίγους Refs 5th c.BC+; οὗτοι κατ᾽ ὀλίγους γινόμενοι ἐμάχοντο fought few at a time, in small parties, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατ᾽ ὀλίγον μαχεῖται (i.e. τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῶν) Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.8 μετ᾽ ὀλίγον τούτων shortly after.., Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.9 παρ᾽ ὀλίγον with little to spare, only just, ἀπέφυγες Refs 5th c.BC+; to within a short distance of, παρ᾽ ὀ. ἦλθε.. ἐκπεσεῖν Refs 2nd c.BC+; but
IV.9.b παρ᾽ ὀ. ποιεῖσθαι hold of small account, Refs 5th c.BC+
IV.10 σὺν ὀλίγοις, ={ἐν ὀλίγοις, ἐπαινεθῆναι} Refs 1st c.AD+
V regular adverb ὀλίγως is rare, NT+2nd c.AD+
VI Comparison:
VI.1 the comparative is commonly supplied by μείων, ἥσσων, or ἐλάσσων (which see); the older form ὀλείζων (from *ὀλειγ-yων) is found in Refs 8th c.BC+; so in Attic dialect Inscrr., Refs 5th c.BC+; so in Alexandrian Poets, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἐς ὀλίζονας ἀστέρας ἄρκτου poetical cited in Refs 2nd c.BC+; ὀλιζότερος is found in Refs 3rd c.AD+, compare ὀλιζό; ὀλιγώτερος is found in Refs 5th c.BC+ (with the sense weaker, seeRefs 2nd c.AD+
VI.2 superlative ὀλίγιστος, η, ον, always of Number or Quantity, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὀλιγίστου, superlative of ὀλίγου (cf. IV. I), very nearly, Refs 5th c.AD+; ὀλίγιστον as adverb, least, very little, Refs 5th c.BC+at least, Refs; ἐν ὀλιγίστῳ διασαφῶν Refs 5th c.BC+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.