μικρόςmikrós
small, little
Greek (New Testament) · G3398
Meanings
1. of persons
(a) lit., of stature: Mark 15:40, Luke 19:3; οἱ μ., the little ones, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 18:10, Matthew 18:14, Mark 9:42
(b) hence metaphorically, of rank or influence: Matthew 10:42, Luke 17:2, Acts 8:10, Acts 26:22, Hebrews 8:11(LXX), Revelation 11:18, Revelation 13:16, Revelation 19:5, Revelation 19:18, Revelation 20:12; compar., -ότερος, Matthew 11:11, Luke 7:28, Luke 9:48.
2. Of things
(a) of size: Matthew 13:32, Mark 4:31, James 3:5
(b) of quantity: Luke 12:32, 1 Corinthians 5:6, Galatians 5:9, Revelation 3:8
(c) of time: John 7:33, John 12:35, Revelation 6:11, Revelation 20:3.
3. Neut., μικρόν, used adverbially
(a) of distance: Matthew 26:39, Mark 14:35
(b) of quantity: 2 Corinthians 11:1, 2 Corinthians 11:16
(c) of time: John 13:33, John 14:19, John 16:16-19, Hebrews 10:37; μετὰ μ., Matthew 26:73, Mark 14:70.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 46 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”
- Matthew 11:11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!
- Matthew 13:32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”
- Matthew 18:6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
- Matthew 18:10 “Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.
- Matthew 18:14 In the same way, it is not my heavenly Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish.
See every passage
- Matthew 10:42, 11:11, 13:32, 18:6, 18:10, 18:14, 26:39, 26:73
- Mark 4:31, 9:42, 14:35, 14:70, 15:40
- Luke 7:28, 9:48, 12:32, 17:2, 19:3
- John 7:33, 12:35, 13:33, 14:19, 16:16, 16:17, 16:18, 16:19
- Acts 8:10, 26:22
- 1 Corinthians 5:6
- 2 Corinthians 11:1, 11:16
- Galatians 5:9
- Hebrews 8:11, 10:37
- James 3:5
- Revelation 3:8, 6:11, 11:18, 13:16, 19:5, 19:18, 20:3, 20:12
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.