12 occurrences in 13 translations

'Small' in the Bible

Thou wast looking till that a stone hath been cut out without hands, and it hath smitten the image on its feet, that are of iron and of clay, and it hath broken them small;

Verse ConceptsMessianic PropheciesCutting StonesStriking RocksChrist The RockIron Objectsstatues

then broken small together have been the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, and they have been as chaff from the summer threshing-floor, and carried them away hath the wind, and no place hath been found for them: and the stone that smote the image hath become a great mountain, and hath filled all the land.

Verse ConceptsFilling PlacesThreshing FloorSummerLight As ChaffChrist The RockWine In Millennial Kingdom

And the fourth kingdom is strong as iron, because that iron is breaking small, and making feeble, all things, even as iron that is breaking all these, it beateth small and breaketh.

Verse ConceptsCrushingFractions, One FourthThings Like IronFourthOvercoming Obstaclesautonomytoughnesscrushes

And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed -- to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.

Verse ConceptsendempiresKingdom Of God, Coming OfMillenniumMessianic PropheciesNeverChrist Reigning ForeverPeople Destroying Foreign NationsThe Kingdom Of OthersThrone Of DavidEnd Of Dayslimitationscrushes

Because that thou hast seen that out of the mountain cut hath been a stone without hands, and it hath beaten small the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king that which is to be after this; and the dream is true, and its interpretation stedfast.

Verse ConceptsFuturePredictionsTrustworthinessCutting StonesChrist The RockSure KnowledgePredicting The FutureIron Objects

And the king hath said, and they have brought those men who had accused Daniel, and to the den of lions they have cast them, they, their sons, and their wives; and they have not come to the lower part of the den till that the lions have power over them, and all their bones they have broken small.

Verse ConceptsFaultsBitingLionsBones BrokenThrowing PeopleChildren SufferingIn Danger From LionsOther WivesPeople Accusing PeopleWork Soon Doneaccusations

After this I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, a fourth beast, terrible and fearful, and exceedingly strong; and it hath iron teeth very great, it hath consumed, yea, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled; and it is diverse from all the beasts that are before it; and it hath ten horns.

Verse ConceptsIronFractions, One FourthTen ThingsStrength Of AnimalsHorns In AllegoryTeethStampingIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

"As I was contemplating the horns, another horn -- a small one -- came up between them, and three of the former horns were torn out by the roots to make room for it. This horn had eyes resembling human eyes and a mouth speaking arrogant things.

Verse ConceptsAntichristIrreverenceSuperiorityAntichrist, Names ForHorns In AllegoryPlucking OutEyes In ProphecyHorns BrokenThree Other ThingsLike MenSpeaking With The Mouth

'Then I wished for certainty concerning the fourth beast, that was diverse from them all, fearful exceedingly; its teeth of iron, and its nails of brass, it hath devoured, it doth break small, and the remnant with its feet it hath trampled;

Verse ConceptsBronzeBeastsBrassFractions, One FourthTeethStampingGrinding PeopleCosmic CreaturesMeaningIron ObjectsResidueDifferent ThingsFourthFear And AnimalsFour Beasts Of Daniel

'Thus he said: The fourth beast is the fourth kingdom in the earth, that is diverse from all kingdoms, and it consumeth all the earth, and treadeth it down, and breaketh it small.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One FourthGrinding PeopleDifferent ThingsFourthThe Kingdom Of OthersTrampling PlacesBeing Different

Out of one of them came forth a rather small horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land.

Verse ConceptsSouthGrowing UpHorns In Allegory

And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

Verse ConceptsMen DeceivingFew People

Bible Theasaurus

Belittled (2 instances)
Diminished (15 instances)
Faint (84 instances)
Halfway (6 instances)
Meager (3 instances)
Minor (10 instances)
Minute (21 instances)
Moderate (1 instance)
Modest (8 instances)

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