Words the Bible translates as a little while
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- oligosὀλίγοςsmall in quantity: few in number, little in amount, or brief in time or extent
- me'atמְעַטa small quantity: a little of something, a few in number, or a short while.
- brachusβραχύςshort: there is only a little of something, whether a stretch of time, a distance, an amount, or a degree
- regaרֶגַעa moment: the briefest span of time, an instant that is over almost as soon as it begins
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