GreekG2540Noun (Masculine)

καιρός

kairos

80Occurrences
G2540Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an occasion, i.e. set or proper time

of uncertain affinity;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.due measure, fitness, proportion (Eur., Xen.).
2.Of Time in the sense of a fixed and definite period, time, season (Kennedy, Sources, 153)
Synonyms
(χρόνος) time in the sense of duration
LXX: chiefly for עֵת, also for מוֹעֵד, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

καιρός appears 80 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
12
Matthew
10
Acts
8
Romans
6
Mark
5
Revelation
5
1 Peter
4
Ephesians
4

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 4:5BSB

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

2 Timothy 4:3BSB

For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

Galatians 6:9BSB

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Luke 21:8BSB

Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.

Mark 10:30BSB

will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.

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