μικρός and σμῑκρός, ά, όν,

Dor., Ion. μικκός (q.v.): σμικρός is corroborated by metre in Il. 17.757, Hes. Op. 361, and might be restored in Il. 5.801, Od. 3.296 (μικρός codd.); it is prob. the only form in Hdt. (μικρός Hdt. 2.74 codd.): freq. in Lyr. and prob. always in Trag. (exc. where metre requires μικρός, as S. Aj. 161 (anap., Comp.)); most freq. in Pl.; but in Th., also Ar. and other Com., μικρός prevails, σμικρός being found Th. 4.13, 7.75, 8.81, Ar. Ach. 523, V. 5; Att. Inscrr. have σμικρός IG 12.313.111, al., μικρός ib.369.10, al.: -

Ι small, little,

1 in Size, μ. ἔην δέμας Il. 5.801; μ. λίθος Od. 3.296; κίρκον, ὅ τε σμικρῇσι φόνον φέρει ὀρνίθεσσιν Il. 17.757; σμ. ἄστεα Hdt. 1.5; μεγάθεϊ σμικροί Id. 2.74: with Dims., μ. πολίχνιον, γῄδιον, παιδάρια, Isoc. 5.145, X. Cyr. 8.3.38, Ages. 1.21: as a Com. exaggeration, δικαστηρίδιον μ. πάνυ Ar. V. 803; σκαλαθυρμάτι’ ἄττα μ. Id. Nu. 630, etc.: c. inf., μικροὶ δ’ ὁρᾶν Id. Pax 821: as a term of reproach, Κλειγενὴς ὁ μικρός Id. Ra. 709, cf. Pl. Prt. 323d, Arist. EN 1123b7, Alex. 98.7; Ἀμύντας ὁ μ. Arist. Pol. 1311b3; οἱ ἐν μικρῷ μεγάλοι short but stoutly built, Philostr. Gym. 36; ὁ μ. δάκτυλος SIG 1172.4 (Lebena).

2. in Quantity, σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖναι Hes. Op. 361; μέλιτος μικρόν Ar. V. 878; μ. ὄψον, ἀργυρίδιον, X. Mem. 3.14.1, Ar. Pl. 240, cf. Antiph. 44.

3. in Amount or Importance, petty, trivial, slight, σμ. πρόφασις Thgn. 323; ἔπος, ἔγκλημα, ῥοπή, etc., S. OC 443, Tr. 361, OT 961, etc.; ἐκ σμικροῦ λόγου on some slight pretext, Id. OC 620; ἐν σμικρῷ λόγῳ παρῆκεν as of small account, ib. 569; αἰτίας μικρᾶς πέρι E. Andr. 387, etc.; οὐδὲ μικρόν, = οὐδὲ γρῦ, D. 19.37; of persons, of small account, opp. μέγας, σμ. ἐν σμικροῖς, μέγας ἐν μεγάλοις Pi. P. 3.107; ἄριστ’ ἂν καὶ μέγας ὀρθοῖθ’ ὑπὸ μικροτέρων S. Aj. 161 (anap.), etc.; σμ. τίθησί με Id. OC 958; βίος ὁ μ., = μέτριος, E. Fr. 504; τίνος σμικροτάτου μεταβαλόντος, σμικρότατος τὴν δύναμιν, Pl. R. 473b; of the mind, οὐ σμικρὸν φρονεῖ S. Aj. 1120; of style, mean, [ Φίλιστος] μικρὸς ταῖς ἐκφράσεσιν D.H. Vett.Cens. 3.2; of festivals, of lesser importance, Ἁλίεια τὰ μεγάλα καὶ τὰ μ. SIG 1067.14 (Cedreae).

II

1. of Time, short, Pi. O. 12.12, Ar. Pl. 126, etc.; εἰς μ. χρόνον Pl. R. 498d; ἐν μικρῷ (sc. χρόνῳ) shortly, X. Cyn. 5.32, Eq. 8.7; πρὸ μικροῦ Poll. 1.72; ἔτι μικρὸν καὶ καταλιθοβολήσουσί με LXX Exo 17:4.

2. of Age, young, Ostr.Bodl. i237 (ii B.C.), etc.

III Adverbial usages,

1 regul. Adv. σμικρῶς, but little, Pl. Criti. 107d; μικρῶς by a little, prob. in Archim. Stom. 1: Sup. σμικρότατα X. Mem. 3.11.12.

2. σμικροῦ or μικροῦ within a little, almost, Id. Cyr. 1.4.8, D. 18.151, etc.; in full, μικροῦ δεῖν, v. δεῖ 11, δέω (B) 1; μικροῦ τινος ἀπελείφθη τοῦ μή.. Ach.Tat. 7.13; but μικροῦ πρίασθαι for a little, cheap, X. Mem. 2.10.4.

3. σμικρῷ by a little, with Comp., Pl. Plt. 262c, etc.; also σμικρῷ πρόσθεν a little before, Id. Lg. 719b, etc.; μικρῷ ἄνωθεν D. 44.6.

4. μικρόν a little, σμικρὸν ὑπολείπεσθαι, σμ. τι παρακλίνειν, X. An. 5.4.22, Pl. Cra. 410a; of Time, X. An. 3.1.11, etc.; repeated, μικρὸν μικρόν Antiph. 10: pl., of Degree, σμικρὰ γεωμετρίας ἔμπειροι Pl. R. 527a, etc.; σμίκρ’ ἄττα διατρίψαντες Id. Prt. 316a; μικρὰ διακινήσω σε περὶ τοῦ πράγματος Sosip. 1.22; περιπάτησον μικρὰ μετ’ ἐμοῦ Men. Sam. 243, cf. Plu. Luc. 31.

5. with Preps., ἐπὶ σμικρόν but a little, S. El. 414, Antipho 6.18, Hdt. 4.129. κατὰ μικρόν into small pieces, X. An. 7.3.22; so κατὰ μικρὰ γενομένης τῆς δυνάμεως ib. 5.6.32; also, little by little, κατὰ μικρὸν ἀεί Ar. V. 702, cf. Nu. 741; opp. συλλήβδην, Pl. R. 344a; καὶ κατὰ σμ. or μ. ever so little, Id. Sph. 241c, Isoc. 3.10, D. 2.22. παρὰ μικρόν within a little, παρὰ μ. ἐλθεῖν c. inf., to be within an ace of doing, E. Heracl. 295 (anap.), cf. Isoc. 7.6, etc.; παρὰ μ. ἦλθον ἀποθανεῖν Id. 17.42; τὸ παρὰ μ. ὥσπερ οὐδὲν ἀπέχειν δοκεῖ Arist. Ph. 197a30; but τὸ παρὰ μ. σῴζεσθαι to be only just saved, Id. Rh. 1371b11, cf. Simp. in Ph. 344.10; gradual, imperceptible change, Arist. Pol. 1303a20; οὐδὲ παρὰ μ. ἦν κρεῖττον c. inf., Plb. 12.20.7; [ ἡ τύχη] παρὰ μ. εἰς ἑκάτερα ποιεῖ μεγάλας ῥοπάς Id. 15.6.8, cf. Isoc. 4.59; but also παρὰ μ. ποιεῖσθαι, ἡγεῖσθαι, to think little of.., D. 61.51, Isoc. 5.79. μετὰ μικρόν a little after, Mat 26:73. besides regul. Comp. and Sup. μικρότερος, -ότατος (Ar. Eq. 789, D. Prooem. 48, etc.), there are the irreg. ἐλάσσων, ἐλάχιστος, from ἐλαχύς, and μείων, μεῖστος, also μειότερος; v. μείων. [ῑ by nature; ῐ only in late Poetry, Epigr. ap. Phleg. Fr. 36.17 J. ] (Perh. cf. Lat. mîca, mîcidus, OHG. smâhi, ONorse smár ’little’.)

G3397, G3398

μικρός mikros 46x

    little, small in size quantity, etc. Mat 13:32; Luk 12:32; Rev 3:8;

    small, little in age, young, not adult, Mar 15:40;

    little, short in time, Joh 7:33;

    μικρόν, i.e. χρόνον, a little while, a short time, Joh 13:33;

    μετὰ μικρόν, after a little while, a little while afterwards, Mat 26:73;

    little in number, Luk 12:32; small, little in dignity, low, humble, Mat 10:42; Mat 11:11;

    μικρόν, as an adv., little, a little, Mat 26:39 insignificant; little; small.

G3398 — μικρός

μικρά, μικρόν, comparitive μικρότερος, μικροτερα, ἐρον (from Homer down), the Sept. for קָטֹן, קָטָן, מְעַט, small, little; used a. of size: Mat 13:32; Mar 4:31; hence, of stature, τῇ ἡλικία, Luk 19:3; of length, Jam 3:5.

b. of space: neuter προελθών (προσελθών, T Tr WH marginal reading in Matthew, Tr WH marginal reading in Mark (see προσέρχομαι, a.)) μικρόν, having gone forward a little, Mat 26:39; Mar 14:35 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 32,6; Buttmann, § 131, 11f).

c. of age: less by birth, younger, Mar 15:40 (others take this of stature); οἱ μικροί, the little ones, young children, Mat 18:6, Mat 18:10, Mat 18:14; Mar 9:42; ἐπο μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου (A. V. from the least to the greatest), Act 8:10; Heb 8:11 (Jer 6:13; Jeremiah 38:34); μικρός τέ καί μέγας (both small and great) i. e. all, Act 26:22; plural, Rev 11:18; Rev 13:16; Rev 19:5, Rev 19:18; Rev 20:12.

d. of time, short, brief: neuter — nominative, ἔτι (or ἔτι omitted) μικρόν (namely, ἔσται) καί (yet) a little while and etc. i. e. shortly (this shall come to pass), Joh 14:19; Joh 16:16f, 19 ((cf. Exo 17:4)); ἔτι μικρόν ὅσον ὅσον (see ὅσος, a.); without καί, Heb 10:37 (Isa 26:20); τό μικρόν (Tr WH omits τό), Joh 16:18; — μικρόν accusative (of duration), Joh 13:33 (Job 36:2); μικρόν χρόνον, Joh 7:33; Joh 12:35; Rev 6:11; Rev 20:3; μετά μικρόν, after a little while, Mat 26:73; Mar 14:70, (πρό μικροῦ, Wis. 15:8).

e. of quantity, i. e. number or amount: μικρά ζύμη, 1Co 5:6; Gal 5:9; of number, μικρόν ποιμιον, Luk 12:32; of quantity, μικρά δύναμις, Rev 3:8; neuter μικρόν (τί), a little, 2Co 11:1, 2Co 11:16.

f. of rank or influence: Mat 10:42; Luk 9:48; Luk 17:2; ὁ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν, he that is inferior to the other citizens of the kingdom of heaven in knowledge of the gospel (R. V. but little in etc.; cf. Winers Grammar, 244 (229); Buttmann, § 123, 13), Mat 11:11; Luk 7:28.

μικρός , - ά , - όν ,

[in LXX chiefly for H6996, H4591;]

small, little;

1. of persons;

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

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

2. Of things;

(a) of size : Mat 13:32 Mar 4:31, Jas 3:5;

(b) of quantity: Luk 12:32 , 1Co 5:6, Gal 5:9, Rev 3:8;

( c ) of time : Joh 7:33; Joh 12:35, Rev 6:11; Rev 20:3.

3. Neut., μικρόν , used adverbially;

(a) of distance: Mat 26:39, Mar 14:35;

(b) of quantity: 2Co 11:1 ; 2Co 11:16;

( c ) of time : Joh 13:33; Joh 14:19; Joh 16:16-19, Heb 10:37; μετὰ μ ., Mat 26:73, Mar 14:70 . †

詞類次數：形容詞（33）

原文字根：小的 相當於：H6996（קָטָן‎ / קָטֹן‎）

字義溯源：小*（數量的小，形態的小），短，一點，一點點，小小的，小的，小子，最小的，不多的，卑小的，較小的，比⋯都小，矮小，稍微，片，暫，。參讀G1025（βρέφος）同義字

同源字：1）G3397（μικρός）短暫的 2）G3398（μικρός）小

出現次數：總共（33）；太（6）；可（3）；路（5）；約（2）；徒（2）；林前（1）；林後（2）；加（1）；來（2）；雅（1）；啓（8）

譯字彙編：

1）小的（7）路9:48；來8:11；啓11:18；啓13:16；啓19:5；啓19:18；啓20:12；

2）小子（4）太10:42；太18:14；可9:42；路17:2；

3）一點（4）林前5:6；林後11:1；加5:9；啓3:8；

4）小（3）可15:40；路12:32；徒8:10；

5）不多的（2）約7:33；約12:35；

6）小子的（2）太18:6；太18:10；

7）最小的（2）太13:32；路7:28；

8）比⋯都小（1）可4:31；

9）片（1）啓6:11；

10）暫（1）啓20:3；

11）小小的（1）雅3:5；

12）稍微（1）林後11:16；

13）矮小（1）路19:3；

14）卑小的（1）徒26:22；

15）較小的（1）太11:11；

16）一點點（1）來10:37