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Koine Greek wordlink #95792

SR GNT Acts 17:4 ὀλίγαι (oligai) ‘the leading not a few’ Strongs=36410 Lemma=oligos
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=feminine number=plural
Year=53 AD Event=Uproar_in_Thessalonica TimeSeries=Uproar_in_Thessalonica,Second_Missionary_Journey

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Only use of identical word form ὀλίγαι (S-NFP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ὀλίγαι’ (S-NFP) is always and only glossed as ‘a few’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘oligos’ have 10 different glosses: ‘a few’, ‘a few things’, ‘a little’, ‘a little time’, ‘for a few’, ‘few’, ‘few are’, ‘few blows’, ‘few messages’, ‘little’.

Greek words (20) other than ὀλίγαι (S-NFP) with a gloss related to ‘few’

Have 20 other words (ὀλίγα, ὀλίγα, λεῖμμα, ὀλίγας, ὀλίγοι, ὀλίγοι, ὑπόλειμμα, κατάλοιποι, ὀλίγῳ, ὀλίγοι, ὀλίγα, ὀλίγοι, ὀλίγων, ὀλίγοις, ὀλίγα, ὀλίγοι, ὀλίγα, ὀλίγα, ὀλίγοι, ὀλίγοι) with 4 lemmas altogether (hupoleimma, kataloipos, leimma, oligos)

MARK 6:5 ὀλίγοις (oligois) A-DMP ‘not_one miracle except for a few sick having laid_on the’ SR GNT Mark 6:5 word 13

OET-LV: 5 And he _was_ not _able there to _do not _one miracle, except not/lest for_a_few sick, having _laid _on the hands, he _healed them. (MRK_6:5)

OET-RV: 5 And he wasn’t able to do even one miracle there, except for placing his hands on a few sick people and healing them. (MRK 6:5)

MARK 8:7 ὀλίγα (oliga) A-ANP ‘and were having little_fishes a few and having blessed them’ SR GNT Mark 8:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 And were _having a_few little _fishes, and having _blessed them, he _told also these things to _be _setting _before them. (MRK_8:7)

OET-RV: 7 They also had a few small cooked fish, so he blessed them too and got them to distribute them as well. (MRK 8:7)

MAT 7:14 ὀλίγοι (oligoi) S-NMP ‘to life and few are the ones finding’ SR GNT Mat 7:14 word 17

OET-LV: 14 how narrow is the gate and the way which leading _away to the life having _been _narrowed is, and few are the ones finding it. (MAT_7:14)

OET-RV: 14 The gateway leading away to life is narrow, and the path has been kept narrow, and not many people find it. (MAT 7:14)

MAT 9:37 ὀλίγοι (oligoi) S-NMP ‘the on_the_other_hand workers are few’ SR GNT Mat 9:37 word 13

OET-LV: 37 Then he _is _saying to _the apprentices/followers of _him: On _one _hand the harvest is great, on _the _other _hand the workers are few, (MAT_9:37)

OET-RV: 37 He said to his disciples, “The harvest is large, but there’s not enough workers. (MAT 9:37)

MAT 15:34 ὀλίγα (oliga) A-ANP ‘said seven and a few little_fishes’ SR GNT Mat 15:34 word 15

OET-LV: 34 And the Yaʸsous is _saying to _them: How _many loaves are _you _all _having? And they said: Seven, and a_few little _fishes. (MAT_15:34)

OET-RV: 34 “How many buns do you have?” asked Yeshua.
¶ “Seven,”, they replied, “and a few small fish.” (MAT 15:34)

MAT 22:14 ὀλίγοι (oligoi) S-NMP ‘for are called few but chosen’ SR GNT Mat 22:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 For/Because many are called, but few chosen. (MAT_22:14)

OET-RV: 14 Because many are invited, but few are selected.” (MAT 22:14)

MAT 25:21 ὀλίγα (oliga) S-ANP ‘and faithful over a few things you were faithful over’ SR GNT Mat 25:21 word 15

OET-LV: 21 The master of _him was _saying to _him: Well done, good and faithful slave. You _were faithful over a_few things, I _will _be _appointing you over many things, come _in into the joy of _the master of _you. (MAT_25:21)

OET-RV: 21 ‘Well done, good and faithful slave,’ said the master. ‘You were faithful over a few things, so I’ll put you in charge of a lot more things. Come and join your master in celebrating.’ (MAT 25:21)

MAT 25:23 ὀλίγα (oliga) S-ANP ‘and faithful over a few things you were faithful over’ SR GNT Mat 25:23 word 14

OET-LV: 23 The master of _him was _saying to _him: Well done, good and faithful slave. You _were faithful over a_few things, I _will _be _appointing you over many things, come _in into the joy of _the master of _you. (MAT_25:23)

OET-RV: 23 ‘Well done, good and faithful slave,’ said the master. ‘You were faithful over a few things, so I’ll put you in charge of a lot more things. Come and join your master in celebrating.’ (MAT 25:23)

LUKE 10:2 ὀλίγοι (oligoi) S-NMP ‘the on_the_other_hand workers few be besought therefore of the’ SR GNT Luke 10:2 word 13

OET-LV: 2 He _was _saying but to them: On _one _hand the harvest great, on _the _other _hand the workers few. Therefore be _besought of _the master of _the harvest, so _that workers he _may _throw _out into the harvest of _him. (LUK_10:2)

OET-RV: 2 He told them, “There’s a large harvest ready, but there’s only a few workers. So ask the owner of the crop to send out more workers to help with his harvest. (LUK 10:2)

LUKE 12:48 ὀλίγας (oligas) S-AFP ‘worthy things of beatings will_be_being beat few blows to everyone and to whom’ SR GNT Luke 12:48 word 10

OET-LV: 48 but the one not having _known, but having _done things worthy of _beatings, will _be _being _beat few blows. And to _everyone to _whom was _given much, much will _be _being _sought from him, and to _whom they _entrusted they _will _be _requesting him much, more _abundantly. (LUK_12:48)

OET-RV: 48 yet a slave that didn’t know what was expected, even if they might have done things worthy of a beating, they’ll just get a couple of blows. Everyone who’s given much is expected to do much, and everyone who’s entrusted with many things, will have much more expected back from them. (LUK 12:48)

LUKE 13:23 ὀλίγοι (oligoi) S-NMP ‘to him master if few are the ones being saved he’ SR GNT Luke 13:23 word 7

OET-LV: 23 And someone said to _him: master, if the ones being _saved are few? And he said to them, (LUK_13:23)

OET-RV: 23 and one day someone asked him, “Master, will only a few people be saved?”
¶ Yeshua replied, (LUK 13:23)

ACTs 17:12 ὀλίγοι (oligoi) S-NMP ‘and men not a few’ SR GNT Acts 17:12 word 29

OET-LV: 12 therefore indeed Many from them believed, and not a_few of _the the prominent Hellaʸn women, and men. (ACT_17:12)

OET-RV: 12 Because it did, many of the people believed including quite a few of the prominent Greeks. (ACT 17:12)

EPH 3:3 ὀλίγῳ (oligōi) S-DNS ‘as I previously_wrote in few messages’ SR GNT Eph 3:3 word 13

OET-LV: 3 by revelation the mystery was _made _known to _me, as I _previously _wrote in few messages, (EPH_3:3)

OET-RV: 3 He revealed his incredible plan as I wrote briefly previously (EPH 3:3)

1 PET 3:20 ὀλίγοι (oligoi) S-NMP ‘the box in which a few this is eight’ SR GNT 1 Pet 3:20 word 20

OET-LV: 20 to _having _disbelieved ones once when the patience of_ the _god was _eagerly _waiting in the_days of _Nōe/(Noaḩ), the_box being _prepared in which a_few, this is, eight souls, were _brought _safely _through through the_water. (PE1_3:20)

OET-RV: 20 those who had refused to believe. God had waited patiently in the time of Noah when the barge was being built yet only a few were saved. Eight of them were brought safely through the waters (PE1 3:20)

1 PET 5:12 ὀλίγων (oligōn) S-GMP ‘as I am counting through few messages I wrote exhorting and’ SR GNT 1 Pet 5:12 word 11

OET-LV: 12 By Silouanos, I _wrote to _you _all of _the faithful brother (as I _am _counting), through few messages, exhorting and testifying this to _be the_true grace of_ the _god, in which you _all _stood. (PE1_5:12)

OET-RV: 12 I have written this brief letter with the help of the faithful brother, Silvanus to encourage you all and to testify that God’s grace that you all accepted is true. (PE1 5:12)

REV 2:14 ὀλίγα (oliga) S-ANP ‘I am having against you a few things because you are having some there’ SR GNT Rev 2:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 But I _am _having against you a_few things, because you _are _having some there taking _hold _of the teaching of _Balaʼam/(Bilˊām), who was _teaching the to _Balak to _throw a_temptation before the sons of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), to _eat idol _sacrificed things and to _commit _sexual _immorality. (REV_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 But I do have a few things against you: you have some people there who hold to the ancient prophet Balaam’s teaching. He taught Moab’s king, Balak, how to tempt the Israelis and to eat food that had been sacrificed to idols, and to be sexually immoral. (REV 2:14)

REV 3:4 ὀλίγα (oliga) A-ANP ‘but you are having a few names in Sardeis’ SR GNT Rev 3:4 word 3

OET-LV: 4 But you _are _having a_few names in Sardeis, who not soiled the clothes of _them, and they _will _be _walking with me in white garments, because worthy they _are. (REV_3:4)

OET-RV: 4 But you do have a few people in Sardis who haven’t stained their records, and because they are worthy, they’ll be dressed in white and walk with me. (REV 3:4)

ACTs 15:17 κατάλοιποι (kataloipoi) S-NMP Lemma=kataloipos ‘so_that may seek_out the remnant of the people the’ SR GNT Acts 15:17 word 5

OET-LV: 17 so _that wishfully the remnant of _the people may _seek _out the master, also all the pagans, on whom has _been _called the name of _me on them, is _saying the_master doing these things, (ACT_15:17)

OET-RV: 17 so that the remaining people will want to find the master,
⇔ and also the non-Jews who cried out to me.
⇔ Yahweh who’s doing these things is saying this, (ACT 15:17)

ROM 9:27 ὑπόλειμμα (hupoleimma) N-NNS Lemma=hupoleimma ‘of the sea the remnant will_be_being saved’ SR GNT Rom 9:27 word 20

OET-LV: 27 And Aʸsaias/(Yəshaˊ^yāh) is _crying _out concerning the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl): If may _be the number of _the sons of _Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl), as the sand of _the sea, the remnant will _be _being _saved. (ROM_9:27)

OET-RV: 27 The prophet Yeshayah called out about Yisrael: ‘Even though the Israelis are as numerous as grains of sand, only the minority of them will be saved (ROM 9:27)

ROM 11:5 λεῖμμα (leimma) N-NNS Lemma=leimma ‘the present time a remnant according_to the choice of grace’ SR GNT Rom 11:5 word 8

OET-LV: 5 Therefore thus also in the present time, a_remnant according _to the_choice of _grace has _become. (ROM_11:5)

OET-RV: 5 So too also at the present time, there’s a small proportion who’ve been chosen by God’s grace. (ROM 11:5)

Key: A=adjective N=noun S=substantive adjective AFP=accusative,feminine,plural ANP=accusative,neuter,plural DMP=dative,masculine,plural DNS=dative,neuter,singular GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NFP=nominative,feminine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural NNS=nominative,neuter,singular