What does ἐπί · ὀλίγος mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1909, G3641
ἐπὶ ὀλίγα
Upon/to/against · little/few
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ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
Pronunciation epí
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ὀλίγος G3641 little/few
Pronunciation olígos
Few in number or quantity; often contrasts with πολλοί (many) to emphasize scarcity or insufficiency.
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What does ἐπὶ ὀλίγα (epi oliga) mean in the Bible?
ἐπί · ὀλίγος is a Greek phrase meaning "properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1909, G3641?
G1909, G3641 is connected to 885 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
Source Gloss
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 885
Matt 1:11 · Matt 3:7 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 4:4 · Matt 4:5 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 5:15 · Matt 5:23 · Matt 5:45 · Matt 6:10 · Matt 6:19 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:25 · Matt 7:26 885×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain