little

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

P. and V. μικρός, σμικρός.

few: P. and V. ὀλίγος, Ar. and V. παῦρος, βαιός.

short: P. and V. βραχύς.

slight: P. and V. λεπτός.

little or nothing: P. μικρὰ καὶ οὐδέν (Dem. 260).

young: P. and V. νήπιος, V. τυτθός; see young.

mean, petty: P. and V. φαῦλος.

adverb

with comparatives: P. and V. μικρῷ, σμικρῷ, Ar. and P. ὀλίγῳ.

a little: P. and V. ὀλίγον, μικρόν, σμικρόν, V. βαιόν.

hardly at all: P. and V. μόλις, μόγις.

moderately: P. and V. μέσως, μετρίως; see slightly.

little by little: Ar. and P. κατὰ μικρόν, P. κατ' ὀλίγον, κατὰ βραχύ.

within a little, nearly: Ar. and P. ὀλίγου, P. ὀλίγοῦ δεῖν, μικροῦ.

be within a little of: P. εἰς ὀλίγον ἀφικνεῖσθαι (infin.), παρὰ μικρὸν ἔρχεσθαι (infin.); see under ace.

think little of: P. ὀλιγωρεῖν (gen.); see despise.

not a little: P. and V. οὐχ ἥκιστα.