G3397

mikron

mik-ron'

Adjective

masculine or neuter singular of G3398 (as noun); a small space of time or degree:--a (little) (while).

1. small, little
   1. of size: of stature, of length
   2. of space
   3. of age: less by birth, younger
   4. of time: short, brief, a little while, how little!
   5. of quantity: i.e. number, amount
   6. of rank or influence

When translated "a little while", the Greek emphasises theshortness of the time interval, "oh how little". This phrase usedoften in the NT of the return of Christ.