masculine or neuter singular of
3398 (as noun)
- small, little
- of size: of stature, of length
- of space
- of age: less by birth, younger
- of time: short, brief, a little while, how little!
- of quantity: i.e. number, amount
- of rank or influence
When translated "a little while", the Greek emphasises the shortness of the time interval, "oh how little". This phrase used often in the NT of the return of Christ.