What does ὀλίγος · πολύς mean in the Bible?
ὀλίγος · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "few / many".
Greek · G3641, G4183
ὀλίγα / πολλῶν
Little/few · much
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ὀλίγοςG3641little/few
Pronunciationolígos
Few in number or quantity; often contrasts with πολλοί (many) to emphasize scarcity or insufficiency.
Open lexicon entry →πολύςG4183much
Pronunciationpolýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
Open lexicon entry →What does ὀλίγα / πολλῶν (oliga / pollōn) mean in the Bible?
ὀλίγος · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "few / many".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3641, G4183?
G3641, G4183 is connected to 41 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. few / many
Source Gloss
few / many
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms41Case patternNominative (11)Number patternPlural (11)
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 7:14 · Matt 9:37 · Matt 22:14 · Luke 10:2 · Luke 13:23 · Acts 17:12 · 1 Pet 3:207×
Nominative · Singular · MasculineActs 12:18 · Acts 19:232×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 7:471×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineActs 17:41×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterLuke 10:421×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 15:21×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineActs 27:201×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine1 Pet 5:121×
Dative · Singular · NeuterActs 26:28 · Acts 26:29 · Eph 3:33×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMark 6:51×
Word Origins
ὀλίγα / πολλῶν is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.