In his commentary on Revelation (in Greek Commentaries on Revelation (Ancient Christian Texts) 
On the other hand, the “little while” during which Satan is released is “the time between the incarnation of the Lord and the consummation of the present age.”
So a big number represents three years, and the phrase “a little while” stands for thousands? Oecumenius has what you call an uphill battle to make that one convincing.
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