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GreekG5550Noun (Masculine)

χρόνος

chronos

53Occurrences
G5550Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540 (καιρός), which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165 (αἰών), which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay

of uncertain derivation;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
time (a space of time, whether long or short; cf. Lft., Notes, 70): ,; στιγμὴ χρόνου; πλήρωμα τοῦ χ.; ποιεῖν χ.; βιῶσαι; διδόναι; pl., χ. *καὶ *(ἢ) καιροί; ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτου τῶν χ. (χρόνου)., ἄχρι; διὰ τὸν χ.; ἐν χ.; *ἐπὶ *(πλείονα) χ.,; ἐφ᾽ ὅσον χ.,; κατὰ τὸν χ.; *μετὰ τολὺν *(τοσοῦτον) χ.,; πρὸ χ. αἰωςίων, instr. dative of extension of time (see M, Pr., 75, 148; Deiss., LAE, 206),; accusative, of duration of time.
Synonyms
see: καιρός
LXX: chiefly for יוֹם, also for עֵת, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

χρόνος appears 53 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
17
Luke
7
1 Peter
4
John
4
Revelation
4
Hebrews
3
Matthew
3
1 Corinthians
2

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 16:7BSB

For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

Acts 1:21BSB

Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Acts 27:9BSB

By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,

John 12:35BSB

Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.

Luke 8:27BSB

When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.