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Strong's G1024 βραχύς (brachys)

Brachys means “few words” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1024 — beythhammarkaboth (“Bethmarcaboth”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1024
Language Greek
Linked Usages 24
Books 13

Strong's G1024 Quick Answer

Strong's G1024 βραχύς (brachus) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. brachus (brakh-ooce') adj. 1. short {of time, place, quantity, or number} It has 24 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include little and few. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
brachus (brakh-ooce') adj. 1. short {of time, place, quantity, or number}
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
little and few

Meaning and Definition

brachus (brakh-ooce') adj. 1. short {of time, place, quantity, or number} [of uncertain affinity] KJV: few words, little (space, while)

Original Word
βραχύς
Transliteration
brachus
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1024. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

little

Usage: βραχύς, -εῖα, -ύ, [in LXX chiefly for מְעַט ;] short; __(a) of time; short, little: βραχύ, Act.5:34; μετὰ β., Luk.22:58; β. τι, a short time, Heb.2:7, 9 RV, mg.; __(b) of distance: Act.27:28; __(with) of quantity or value, little, few: Jhn.6:7, Heb.2:7, 9 RV, txt.; pl., διὰ βραχέων, in few words, Heb.13:22. † (AS)

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How Strong's G1024 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render brachus, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

little Luke 22:58 few Hebrews 13:22

How Strong's G1024 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1024 (βραχύς) appears 17 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1024 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1024 in the New Testament

7 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 22:58 KJV

And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

John 6:7 KJV

Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.

Acts 5:34 KJV

Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

Strong's G1024 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 18:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee.

Deuteronomy 26:5 Septuagint / Brenton

and he shall answer and say before the Lord thy God, My father abandoned Syria, and went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a small number, and became there a mighty nation and a great multitude.

Deuteronomy 28:62 Septuagint / Brenton

And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of the sky in multitude; because thou didst not hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God.

Strong's G1024 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 7:36 Septuagint / Brenton

For our brethren, who now have suffered a short pain, are dead under God’s covenant of everlasting life: but thou, through the judgment of God, shalt receive just punishment for thy pride.

3 Maccabees 4:14 Septuagint / Brenton

The whole nation was now to be registered. Every individual was to be specified by name; not for that hard servitude of labor which we have a little before mentioned, but that he might expose them to the aforementioned tortures; and finally, in the short space of a day, might extirpate them by his cruelties.

Wisdom of Solomon 12:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Nevertheless even those thou sparedst as men, And didst send wasps, forerunners of thy host, To destroy them by little and little.

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1024.

Exodus 18:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee.
Deuteronomy 26:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he shall answer and say before the Lord thy God, My father abandoned Syria, and went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a small number, and became there a mighty nation and a great multitude.
Deuteronomy 28:62 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of the sky in multitude; because thou didst not hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God.
1 Kingdoms 14:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Jonathan knew it, and said, My father has destroyed the land: see how my eyes have received sight now that I have tasted a little of this honey.
1 Kingdoms 14:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done: and Jonathan told him, and said, I did indeed taste a little honey, with the end of my staff that was in my hand, and, lo! I am to die.
2 Kingdoms 16:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David passed on a little way from Ros; and, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth came to meet him; and he had a couple of asses laden, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred cakes of dates, and a bottle of wine.
2 Kingdoms 19:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why does the king return me this recompense?
Psalms 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou madest him a little less than angels, Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor;
Psalms 93:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If the Lord had not helped me, My soul had almost sojourned in Hades.
Psalms 104:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When they were few in number, Very few, and sojourners in it.
Psalms 118:87 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They nearly made an end of me in the earth; But I forsook not thy commandments.
Isaiah 57:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
On account of sin for a little while I grieved him, and smote him, and turned away my face from him; and he was grieved, and he went on sorrowful in his ways.
Luke 22:58 New Testament, KJV
And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
John 6:7 New Testament, KJV
Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.
Acts 5:34 New Testament, KJV
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Acts 27:28 New Testament, KJV
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
Hebrews 2:7 New Testament, KJV
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
Hebrews 2:9 New Testament, KJV
But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Hebrews 13:22 New Testament, KJV
And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
2 Maccabees 7:36 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For our brethren, who now have suffered a short pain, are dead under God’s covenant of everlasting life: but thou, through the judgment of God, shalt receive just punishment for thy pride.
3 Maccabees 4:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The whole nation was now to be registered. Every individual was to be specified by name; not for that hard servitude of labor which we have a little before mentioned, but that he might expose them to the aforementioned tortures; and finally, in the short space of a day, might extirpate them by his cruelties.
Wisdom of Solomon 12:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Nevertheless even those thou sparedst as men, And didst send wasps, forerunners of thy host, To destroy them by little and little.
Wisdom of Solomon 12:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But executing thy judgments upon them by little and little, thou gavest them place of repentance, Not being ignorant that they were a naughty generation, And that their malice was bred in them, And that their cogitation would never be changed.
Wisdom of Solomon 16:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For that which was not destroyed of the fire, Being warmed with a little sunbeam, soon melted away:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1024, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Hebrews 3 usages, New Testament
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1024 FAQ

What does brachys (βραχύς) mean?

Brachys (Strong's G1024) is a Greek word most simply glossed "few words". brachus (brakh-ooce') adj. 1. short {of time, place, quantity, or number}

How many times is brachys (βραχύς) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's G1024 across 13 books.

Where can I study brachys (βραχύς) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1024 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate brachys (βραχύς)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as little and few. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1024 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1024, with linked reader references where each row is available.