brachus (little) · Rightly

Meaning

Usually translated “little”, “short” and “few words”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

a little 4
little 1
for a short 1
few words 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Hebrews 3
Acts 2
Luke 1
John 1

4 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture

John 6:7Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
Acts 5:34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Acts 27:28And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
Hebrews 2:7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Hebrews 13:22And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.

Greek dictionary

βραχύς brachus · little

βραχύς, -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX chiefly for מְעַט ;] short; (a) of time; short, little: βραχύ, Act.5:34; μετὰ β., Luk.22:58; β. τι, a short time, Heb.2:7, 9 RV, mg.; (b) of distance: Act.27:28; (with) of quantity or value, little, few: Jhn.6:7, Heb.2:7, 9 RV, txt.; pl., διὰ βραχέων, in few words, Heb.13:22. † (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “little” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

LIT'TLE, adjective

Small in size or extent; not great or large; as a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little table; a little book; a little hill; a little distance; a little child.
Short in duration; as a little time or season; a little sleep.
Small in quantity or amount; as a little hay or grass; a little food; a little sum; a little light; a little air or water.
Of small dignity, power or importance.“When thou wast little in thy own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes?” 1 Samuel 15:17

All definitions and other forms of “little”

Of small force or effect; slight; inconsiderable; as little attention or exertions; little effort; little care or diligence, little weight.

LIT'TLE, noun

A small quantity or amount.
A small space.
Any thing small, slight or of inconsiderable importance.
Not much.

LIT'TLE, adverb

In a small degree; slightly; as, he is little changed.
Not much; in a small quantity or space of time.
In some degree; slightly; sometimes preceded by adjective The liquor is a little sour or astringent.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.