Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μικρός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μικρός μικρά̄ μικρόν

Structure: μικρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. little, small
  2. (time) short
  3. petty, trivial, insignificant

Examples

  • τοὺσ δὲ ἄνδρασ τοὺσ ὄντασ ἐπὶ τῆσ θύρασ τοῦ οἴκου ἐπάταξαν ἐν ἀορασίᾳ ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕωσ μεγάλου, καὶ παρελύθησαν ζητοῦντεσ τὴν θύραν. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 19:11)
  • εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ Ἀβιμέλεχ. τί τοῦτο ἐποίησασ ἡμῖν̣ μικροῦ ἐκοιμήθη τισ ἐκ τοῦ γένουσ μου μετὰ τῆσ γυναικόσ σου, καὶ ἐπήγαγεσ ἂν ἐφ̓ ἡμᾶσ ἄγνοιαν. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 26:10)
  • καὶ ἐγενήθη μετὰ τὸ μετελθεῖν αὐτὴν καὶ γίνεται χεὶρ Κυρίου τῇ πόλει, τάραχοσ μέγασ σφόδρα, καὶ ἐπάταξε τοὺσ ἄνδρασ τῆσ πόλεωσ ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕωσ μεγάλου καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτοὺσ εἰσ τὰσ ἕδρασ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐποίησαν οἱ Γεθαῖοι ἑαυτοῖσ ἕδρασ. (Septuagint, Liber I Samuelis 5:9)
  • καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Σαοὺλ καὶ εἶπεν. οὐχὶ ἀνδρὸσ υἱὸσ Ἰεμιναίου ἐγώ εἰμι τοῦ μικροῦ σκήπτρου φυλῆσ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ τῆσ φυλῆσ τῆσ ἐλαχίστησ ἐξ ὅλουσ σκήπτρου Βενιαμίν̣ καὶ ἱνατί ἐλάλησασ πρὸσ ἐμὲ κατὰ τὸ ρῆμα τοῦτο̣ (Septuagint, Liber I Samuelis 9:21)
  • καὶ τὰσ γυναῖκασ καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕωσ μεγάλου οὐκ ἐθανάτωσαν ἄνδρα καὶ γυναῖκα, ἀλλ̓ ᾐχμαλώτευσαν καὶ ἀπῆλθον εἰσ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτῶν. (Septuagint, Liber I Samuelis 30:2)

Synonyms

  1. little

  2. short

  3. petty

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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