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μικρός(MICROS)
G3397-G3398,
SMALL,
LESS, LEAST, LITTLE, MICRO
Illustrations
of English words derived from the Greek in the New Testament.
By
Gaylon West.
Consider the word "omicron": a Greek letter for the "short" sound of "o."
A word that uses "o" and "micro" combined.
(in contrast to omega "upper case 'o' ".) [etymonline.com].
Vine's
Expository Dictionary of NT Wordsinformationfor
G3398
and G3397:
Strong's
Definition for G3398
Apparently a
primary word, including the comparative (second form);
small(in size, quantity, number or (figuratively)
dignity): - least, less, little, small.
Total KJV
occurrences: 30
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Thayer's
Definition for G3398
1) small, little
1a) of size: hence
of stature, of length
1b) of space
1c) of age: less by
birth, younger
1d) of time: short,
brief, a little while, how little!
1e) of quantity:
i.e. number, amount
1f) of rank or
influence
Part of Speech:
adjective
ENGLISH
DERIVED WORDS FROM MIKROS(MICROS):[fm.www.etymonline.com]
microbe
(n.) - popular name for a bacterium or other extremely small
living being, in 1878 from
Latinized form of Greek mikros "small".
microscopy
(n.) - "act or art of using a microscope; investigation
with a microscope."
microscope (n.) -
"optical instrument which by means of a lens or lenses
magnifies and renders visible minute objects or details of
visible bodies," 1650s.
microspore
(n.) - a smaller-than-usual spore in a plant, or a type of fungus
with small spores, 1856, from micro- + spore.
microscopic
(adj.) - 1732, "pertaining to or functioning as a
microscope." Meaning "of minute size" is from
1742.
microsecond (n.) -
"one millionth of a second," by 1905, from micro- +
second (n.).
microsurgery (n.)
- "surgery so delicate as to require the use of a
microscope," 1912, from micro- + surgery.
micro
symbol µ--"Micro-"
isa
unit
prefixin
the metric
systemdenoting
a factor of 10−6 (one millionth).
The prefix comes from the Greekμικρός(mikrós),
meaning "small". Note: "mc" is commonly used
as a prefix when the character "μ"
is not available; for example, "mcg" commonly denotes a
microgram. -- from www.wikipedia.org.
TYPICAL
PASSAGES FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT
LITTLE
ONES: believers
Matthew
10:42. Reward promised for
giving a cup of cold water to a ministering disciple in this
context.
Matthew
18:6,10,14 Must
notoffendthe
believers (cause to sin). Nor despise them. Father's will is that
they should not perish.
Luke
17:2 Must not offendlittle ones (cause to sin).
Luke
12:32 little flock.
LEAST
IN KINGDOM
Luke
7:28- JOHN's
message was that the kingdom was coming. He was great because of
his assignment but since he was not privileged to be in the
kingdom when it arrived, his comparison is made to those who were
so blessed.
Luke
9:48 - When
receiving disciples, one receives Jesus and the Father, thereby
making even the least great.
LEAST
*
SIMON THE MAGICIAN.
Acts
8:10. "Every"
type of person responded to the fake Simon. I quote John Gill:
'the
Ethiopic
versionrenders
it, "from
theyoungerof them to
the eldest of them"
[translated per age, gw], as state and condition; persons of
every rank and quality, high and low, rich and poor, magistrates
and subjects, from the meanest to the greatest of them; and so
theSyriac
versionrenders
it, "both
great",
or "noble,
and mean"
[per station in life, gw].'
SMALLG3398AND
GREATG3173
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INCLUDES EVERYBODY.
Acts
26:22. Paul preached to all.
JAMES
THE LESS
Mark
15:40 -
size? or age? - distinguishing between men having the same name;
thought by some to be the James, the son of Alpheus (Mark
3:18; Matthew 10:3).
LITTLE
OF
STATURE
Luke
19:3 Zacchaeus's
size hindered his seeing over the crowd.
LITTLE
TIME
Revelation
6:11.The
martyrs must rest for a little season.
Revelation
20:3.
The devil is bound but released for a little season.
John
7:33 and 12:35. Jesus
predicts His pending departure from the disciples.
LITTLEversus effect.
James
3:5. The tongue is likened to a
little fire.