Lexical Definition
βραχύς brachýs (brakh-ooce') little G:A
of uncertain affinity
few words, little (space, while).
- short (of time, place, quantity, or number)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| βραχὺ | a little | Luke.22.58 • Acts.27.28 |
| for a short | Acts.5.34 | |
| βραχύ | a little | LXX.1Sam.14.29 • LXX.Ezra.9.8 • LXX.Isa.57.17 • Heb.2.7 • Heb.2.9 |
| a short | LXX.Ps.119.87 | |
| little | John.6.7 | |
| short of | LXX.Ps.8.5 | |
| shortly | LXX.Ps.94.17 | |
| βραχείσ | few | LXX.Ps.105.12 |
| βραχεί | few | LXX.Deut.26.5 • LXX.Deut.28.62 |
| βραχέων | few words | Heb.13.22 |
| βραχέα | little | LXX.Exod.18.22 |
Abbott-Smith
βραχύς, -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX chiefly for מְעַט ;]
short;
(a) of time; short, little: βραχύ, Ac 5:34; μετὰ β., Lk 22:58; β. τι, a short time, He 2:7, 9 RV, mg.;
(b) of distance: Ac 27:28;
(c) of quantity or value, little, few: Jo 6:7, He 2:7, 9 RV, txt.; pl., διὰ βραχέων, in few words, He 13:22.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 22:58 |
| John | 6:7 |
| Acts | 5:34 · 27:28 |
| Hebrews | 2:7 · 2:9 · 13:22 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βραχύς, εῖα
(Ionic dialect έα [Refs 5th c.BC+], ύ, dative plural βραχέοις [Refs]:—short,
__1 of Space and Time, β. οἶμος, ὁδός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [αἰών] probably in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μῦθος, λόγος, [Refs]; ἐν βραχεῖ (Ionic dialect βραχέϊ) in a short time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βραχὺ τῃδὶ μεταστῶμεν for a moment, [Refs]; of distance, β. ἀπόδοσις short return in ballplay, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸ βραχέος lamb.[Refs]: comparative, ἡ φάλαγξ -υτέρα ἐγένετο ἀναδιπλουμένη [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb βραχέως, [πολέμους] ἐπ᾽ ἀλλήλους ἐπιφέρειν scantily, seldom, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of Size, short, small, μορφάν β. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βραχὺς ἐξικέσθαι θεῶν ἕδραν too puny to reach..,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. τεῖχος a low wall, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βραχύ μοι στόμα πάντ᾽ ἀναγήσασθαι my mouth is too small to.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ β. προϊών little by little, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρὰ βραχύ scarcely, hardly, φυγεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἁλὸς βραχύ a small quantity of salt, Bilabel Ὀψαρτ.[Refs]
__3 of Number, few, ἐν βραχεῖ in few words, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so διὰ βραχέων in few words, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb βραχέως, ἀπολογεῖσθαι briefly, in few words, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 of Value or Importance, of persons, humble, insignificant, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, petty, trifling, ἀρχὴ β. ἐλπίδος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; β. τις ἀσάφεια a slight obscurity, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; λυπεῖν τινὰ βραχύ, opposed to μέγ᾽ εὑρεῖν κέρδος, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb, βραχὺ φροντίζειν τινός think lightly of, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__5 short, of vowels or syllables, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ β. προσῳδία the sign ?\~X, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]. (Cf. Avest. m[schwa]r[schwa]zu- 'short', Gothic gamaurgjan 'shorten', Latin brevis.)