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)