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G3641ὀλίγοςoligos

little/fewPart of speech: Greek Adjective

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Occurrences by book

  1. 7
  2. 4
  3. 8
  4. John: 0
  5. 10
  6. Romans: 0
  7. 1 Corinthians: 0
  8. 1
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. 1
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 2
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. 1
  20. 1
  21. 4
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. 5

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44 occurrences in 43 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Matthew 7:14

    For narrow is the door and hard the road to life, and only a small number make discovery of it.

    ὀλίγοι oligoi “few”

  2. Matthew 9:37

    Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.

    ὀλίγοι· oligoi “[are] few;”

  3. Matthew 15:34

    And Jesus says to them, How much bread have you? And they said, Seven cakes, and some small fishes.

    ὀλίγα oliga “a few”

  4. Matthew 20:16

    So the last will be first, and the first last.

    ὀλίγοι oligoi “few”

  5. Matthew 22:14

    For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

    ὀλίγοι oligoi “few”

  6. Matthew 25:21

    His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

    ὀλίγα oliga “a few things”

  7. Matthew 25:23

    His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

    ὀλίγα oliga “a few things”

  8. Mark 1:19

    And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.

    ὀλίγον oligon “a little”

  9. Mark 6:5

    And he was unable to do any work of power there, but only to put his hands on one or two persons who were ill, and make them well.

    ὀλίγοις oligois “on a few”

  10. Mark 6:31

    And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.

    ὀλίγον· oligon “a little;”

  11. Mark 8:7

    And they had some small fishes; and blessing them he had them put before the people in the same way.

    ὀλίγα· oliga “a few;”

  12. Luke 5:3

    And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.

    ὀλίγον. oligon “a little.”

  13. Luke 7:47

    And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.

    ὀλίγον oligon “little”ὀλίγον oligon “little”

  14. Luke 10:2

    And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.

    ὀλίγοι· oligoi “[are] few;”

  15. Luke 10:42

    Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

    ὀλίγων oligōn “few”

  16. Luke 12:48

    But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

    ὀλίγας. oligas “few.”

  17. Luke 13:23

    And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them,

    ὀλίγοι oligoi “[are] few”

  18. Luke 14:24

    For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

    ὀλίγοι oligoi “few”

  19. Acts 12:18

    Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.

    ὀλίγος oligos “small”

  20. Acts 14:28

    And they were with the disciples there for a long time.

    ὀλίγον oligon “little”

  21. Acts 15:2

    And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.

    ὀλίγης oligēs “small”

  22. Acts 17:4

    And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women.

    ὀλίγαι. oligai “a few.”

  23. Acts 17:12

    And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.

    ὀλίγοι. oligoi “a few.”

  24. Acts 19:23

    And about that time a great outcry took place about the Way.

    ὀλίγος oligos “small”

  25. Acts 19:24

    For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen;

    ὀλίγην oligēn “little”