Word: mikron
Pronounce: mik-ron'
Strongs Number: G3397
Orig: masculine or neuter singular of 3398 (as noun); a small space of time or degree:--a (little) (while). G3398
Use: Adjective
Heb Strong:
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.