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|Definition=and σμῑκρός, ά, όν, Dor., Ion. μικκός (q.v.): σμικρός is corroborated by metre in <span class="bibl">Il.17.757</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>361</span>, and might be restored in <span class="bibl">Il.5.801</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.3.296</span> (<b class="b3">μικρός</b> codd.); it is prob. the only form in Hdt. (<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> μικρός <span class="bibl">Hdt. 2.74</span> codd.): freq. in Lyr. and prob. always in Trag. (exc. where metre requires <b class="b3">μικρός</b>, as <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>161</span> (anap., Comp.)); most freq. in Pl.; but in Th., also Ar. and other Com., <b class="b3">μικρός</b> prevails, <b class="b3">σμικρός</b> being found <span class="bibl">Th.4.13</span>,<span class="bibl">7.75</span>,<span class="bibl">8.81</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>523</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">V.</span>5</span>; Att. Inscrr. have σμικρός <span class="title">IG</span>12.313.111, al., <b class="b3">μικρός</b> ib.369.10, al.:—[[small]], [[little]], </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> in Size, μ. ἔην δέμας <span class="bibl">Il.5.801</span>; μ. λίθος <span class="bibl">Od.3.296</span>; κίρκον, ὅ τε σμικρῇσι φόνον φέρει ὀρνίθεσσιν <span class="bibl">Il.17.757</span>; σμ. ἄστεα <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.5</span>; μεγάθεϊ σμικροί <span class="bibl">Id.2.74</span>: with Dims., <b class="b3">μ. πολίχνιον, γῄδιον, παιδάρια</b>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.5.145</span>, <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.3.38</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ages.</span>1.21</span>: as a Com. exaggeration, δικαστηρίδιον μ. πάνυ <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>803</span>; σκαλαθυρμάτι' ἄττα μ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Nu.</span>630</span>, etc.: c. inf., μικροὶ δ' ὁρᾶν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pax</span>821</span>: as a term of reproach, Κλειγενὴς ὁ μικρός <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ra.</span>709</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>323d</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1123b7</span>, <span class="bibl">Alex.98.7</span>; Ἀμύντας ὁ μ. <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Pol.</span>1311b3</span>; <b class="b3">οἱ ἐν μικρῷ μεγάλοι</b> [[short]] but stoutly built, <span class="bibl">Philostr. <span class="title">Gym.</span> 36</span>; ὁ μ. δάκτυλος <span class="title">SIG</span>1172.4 (Lebena). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in Quantity, σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖναι <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>361</span>; μέλιτος μικρόν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>878</span>; <b class="b3">μ. ὄψον, ἀργυρίδιον</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>3.14.1</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>240</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Antiph.44</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> in Amount or Importance, <b class="b2">petty, trivial, slight</b>, σμ. πρόφασις <span class="bibl">Thgn.323</span>; <b class="b3">ἔπος, ἔγκλημα, ῥοπή</b>, etc., <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>443</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tr.</span>361</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">OT</span>961</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἐκ σμικροῦ λόγου</b> on some [[slight]] pretext, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OC</span>620</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν σμικρῷ λόγῳ παρῆκεν</b> as of [[small]] account, ib.<span class="bibl">569</span>; αἰτίας μικρᾶς πέρι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>387</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">οὐδὲ μικρόν</b>, = [[οὐδὲ γρῦ]], <span class="bibl">D.19.37</span>; of persons, of [[small]] account, opp. μέγας, σμ. ἐν σμικροῖς, μέγας ἐν μεγάλοις <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>3.107</span>; ἄριστ' ἂν καὶ μέγας ὀρθοῖθ' ὑπὸ μικροτέρων <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>161</span> (anap.), etc.; σμ. τίθησί με <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OC</span>958</span>; <b class="b3">βίος ὁ μ</b>., = [[μέτριος]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>504</span>; <b class="b3">τίνος σμικροτάτου μεταβαλόντος, σμικρότατος τὴν δύναμιν</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>473b</span>; of the mind, οὐ σμικρὸν φρονεῖ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>1120</span>; of style, [[mean]], [Φίλιστος] μικρὸς ταῖς ἐκφράσεσιν <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Vett.Cens.</span>3.2</span>; of festivals, <b class="b2">of lesser importance</b>, Ἁλίεια τὰ μεγάλα καὶ τὰ μ. <span class="title">SIG</span>1067.14 (Cedreae). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of Time, [[short]], <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>12.12</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>126</span>, etc.; εἰς μ. χρόνον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>498d</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν μικρῷ</b> (sc. <b class="b3">χρόνῳ</b>) [[shortly]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyn.</span>5.32</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Eq.</span> 8.7</span>; πρὸ μικροῦ <span class="bibl">Poll.1.72</span>; ἔτι μικρὸν καὶ καταλιθοβολήσουσί με <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Ex.</span>17.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of Age, [[young]], Ostr.Bodl.i237 (ii B.C.), etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> Adverbial usages, </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> regul. Adv. <b class="b3">σμικρῶς</b>, <b class="b2">but little</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Criti.</span>107d</span>; <b class="b3">μικρῶς</b> <b class="b2">by a little</b>, prob. in <span class="bibl">Archim.<span class="title">Stom.</span>1</span>: Sup. σμικρότατα <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span> 3.11.12</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">σμικροῦ</b> or <b class="b3">μικροῦ</b> <b class="b2">within a little, almost</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.4.8</span>, <span class="bibl">D.18.151</span>, etc.; in full, <b class="b3">μικροῦ δεῖν</b>, v. [[δεῖ]] 11, <b class="b3">δέω</b> (B) 1; <b class="b3">μικροῦ τινος ἀπελείφθη τοῦ μή</b>… <span class="bibl">Ach.Tat.7.13</span>; but <b class="b3">μικροῦ πρίασθαι</b> <b class="b2">for a little, cheap</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.10.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b3">σμικρῷ</b> <b class="b2">by a little</b>, with Comp., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span> 262c</span>, etc.; also <b class="b3">σμικρῷ πρόσθεν</b> <b class="b2">a little</b> before, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>719b</span>, etc.; μικρῷ ἄνωθεν <span class="bibl">D.44.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">μικρόν</b> <b class="b2">a little</b>, <b class="b3">σμικρὸν ὑπολείπεσθαι, σμ. τι παρακλίνειν</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>5.4.22</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cra.</span>410a</span>; of Time, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>3.1.11</span>, etc.; repeated, μικρὸν μικρόν <span class="bibl">Antiph.10</span>: pl., of Degree, σμικρὰ γεωμετρίας ἔμπειροι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>527a</span>, etc.; σμίκρ' ἄττα διατρίψαντες <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prt.</span>316a</span>; μικρὰ διακινήσω σε περὶ τοῦ πράγματος <span class="bibl">Sosip.1.22</span>; περιπάτησον μικρὰ μετ' ἐμοῦ <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Sam.</span>243</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Luc.</span>31</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> with Preps., </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">a</span> <b class="b3">ἐπὶ σμικρόν</b> <b class="b2">but a little</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>414</span>, <span class="bibl">Antipho 6.18</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.129</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b3">κατὰ μικρόν</b> <b class="b2">into small pieces</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>7.3.22</span>; so <b class="b3">κατὰ μικρὰ γενομένης τῆς δυνάμεως</b> ib. <span class="bibl">5.6.32</span>; also, <b class="b2">little by little</b>, κατὰ μικρὸν ἀεί <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">V.</span>702</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Nu.</span>741</span>; opp. <b class="b3">συλλήβδην</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>344a</span>; <b class="b3">καὶ κατὰ σμ</b>. or <b class="b3">μ</b>. <b class="b2">ever so little</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Sph.</span>241c</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.3.10</span>, <span class="bibl">D.2.22</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">c</span> <b class="b3">παρὰ μικρόν</b> <b class="b2">within a little</b>, <b class="b3">παρὰ μ. ἐλθεῖν</b> c. inf., to be <b class="b2">within an ace</b> of doing, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Heracl.</span>295</span> (anap.), cf. <span class="bibl">Isoc.7.6</span>, etc.; παρὰ μ. ἦλθον ἀποθανεῖν <span class="bibl">Id.17.42</span>; τὸ παρὰ μ. ὥσπερ οὐδὲν ἀπέχειν δοκεῖ <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ph.</span>197a30</span>; but <b class="b3">τὸ παρὰ μ. σῴζεσθαι</b> to be <b class="b2">only just</b> saved, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1371b11</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Simp. <span class="title">in Ph.</span>344.10</span>; [[gradual]], [[imperceptible]] change, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1303a20</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδὲ παρὰ μ. ἦν κρεῖττον</b> c. inf., <span class="bibl">Plb.12.20.7</span>; [ἡ τύχη] παρὰ μ. εἰς ἑκάτερα ποιεῖ μεγάλας ῥοπάς <span class="bibl">Id.15.6.8</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Isoc.4.59</span>; but also <b class="b3">παρὰ μ. ποιεῖσθαι, ἡγεῖσθαι</b>, to think [[little]] of... <span class="bibl">D.61.51</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.5.79</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">d</span> <b class="b3">μετὰ μικρόν</b> <b class="b2">a little</b> after, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>26.73</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> besides regul. Comp. and Sup. <b class="b3">μικρότερος, -ότατος</b> (<span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Eq.</span>789</span>, <span class="bibl">D.<span class="title">Prooem.</span>48</span>, etc.), there are the irreg. <b class="b3">ἐλάσσων, ἐλάχιστος</b>, from <b class="b3">ἐλαχύς</b>, and <b class="b3">μείων, μεῖστος</b>, also <b class="b3">μειότερος</b>; v. [[μείων. [ῑ]] by nature; ῐ only in late Poetry, Epigr. ap. Phleg.<span class="title">Fr.</span>36.17 J.] (Perh. cf. Lat. [[mīca]], [[mīcidus]], OHG. [[smāhi]], ONorse [[smár]] 'little'.)</span>