1) small, little
   1a) of size: of stature, of length
   1b) of space
   1c) of age: less by birth, younger
   1d) of time: short, brief, a little while, how little!
   1e) of quantity: i.e. number, amount
   1f) of rank or influence

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   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.