ojliØgo-etiva , hJ , ( e[to" ) fewness of years, youth, Xen.
ojligovxulo"
ojliØgov-xuØlo" , on , ( xuvlon ) with little wood, Anth.
ojligovpisto"
ojliØgov-pisto" , on , of little faith, N.T.
ojlivgo", jOLI vGOS, ojlivgo"
jOLI vGOS »iØ1/4, h, on , of Number or Quantity, few, little, scanty, small, opp. to poluv" , Hom., etc.; the governing body in Oligarchies was called oiJ ojlivgoi , Thuc., etc.
2.
c. inf.
too few to
do a thing, Hdt., Thuc.
II.
of Size,
little, small,
opp. to
mevga"
, Hom.;
ojlivgon h] oujdevn
little
or nothing, Plat.
III.
neut.
ojlivgon
as Adv.,
little, a little, slightly,
Hom., Eur.; with comp. Adjs.,
ojlivgon progenevstero"
Il.;
ojl. h|sson
Od.; so,
ojl. ti provteron
Hdt.; but
ojlivgw/
is more common with the Comp. in Prose, Id., etc.
IV.
special phrases:
1.
ojlivgou dei`n
almost,
ojligou` ejdevhse katalabei`n
wanted
but little
of overtaking, Id.:—hence
ojlivgou
alone,
all but, almost,
Od., Att.;
ojlivgou ej" cilivou"
hard upon
1000, Thuc.
2. diÆ ojlivgou (sc. cwvrou ) at a short distance, Aesch., etc.: also, diÆ ojlivgou (sc. crovnou ) at short notice, suddenly, Thuc.:— diÆ ojlivgwn in few words, Plat.
3. ejn ojlivgw/ (sc. cwvrw/ ) in a small space, within small compass, Thuc.:—also, ejn ojlivgw/ (sc. crovnw/ ) in ashort time, suddenly, Plat., N.T.
4.
ejn ojlivgoi"
one among few,
i.e.
exceedingly, remarkably,
Hdt.
5.
ejx ojlivgou
=
diÆ ojlivgou
, of Time, Thuc.
6.
ej" ojlivgon
within a little,
Id.
7.
katÆ ojlivgon
by little and little,
Id.; but the Adj. often takes the gender and number of its Subst.,
katÆ ojlivgou"
few at a time, in small parties,
Hdt., Thuc.
8.
metÆ ojlivgon touvtwn
shortly
after these things, Xen.
9.
parÆ ojlivgon
within
a little, almost,
Eur.:—but,
parÆ ojl. poiei`sqai
to hold of
small
account, Xen.
V.
the Adv.
ojlivgw"
is rare,
oujk ojlivgw"
Anth.
VI.
Comparison:
1.
the Comp. is commonly supplied by
meivwn, h{sswn
or
ejlavsswn
: the form
ojlivzwn, on
, gen.
ono"
, is rare.
2. Sup. ojlivgisto", h, on , Il., Att.:— ojlivgiston or to; ojl ., as Adv., Lat. minime , Plat.; wJ" ojlivgista Id.
ojligovsarko"
ojliØgov-sarko" , on , ( savrx ) with little flesh, Luc.
ojligositiva
ojliØgosi<Eth>tiva , hJ , small eating, moderation in food, Arist.
ojligovsito"
ojliØgov-si<Eth>to" , on , eating little.
ojliØgostiØciva , hJ , the consisting of few lines, Anth. From ojligovstico"
ojligovstico"