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Lexicon :: Strong's G2540 - kairos

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καιρός
Transliteration
kairos (Key)
Pronunciation
kahee-ros'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:455,389

Trench's Synonyms: lvii. χρόνος, καιρός.

Strong’s Definitions

καιρός kairós, kahee-ros'; of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. set or proper time:—X always, opportunity, (convenient, due) season, (due, short, while) time, a while. Compare G5550.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x

The KJV translates Strong's G2540 in the following manner: time (64x), season (13x), opportunity (2x), due time (2x), always (with G1722) (with G3956) (2x), not translated (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 87x
The KJV translates Strong's G2540 in the following manner: time (64x), season (13x), opportunity (2x), due time (2x), always (with G1722) (with G3956) (2x), not translated (1x), miscellaneous (3x).
  1. due measure

  2. a measure of time, a larger or smaller portion of time, hence:

    1. a fixed and definite time, the time when things are brought to crisis, the decisive epoch waited for

    2. opportune or seasonable time

    3. the right time

    4. a limited period of time

    5. to what time brings, the state of the times, the things and events of time

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καιρός kairós, kahee-ros'; of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. set or proper time:—X always, opportunity, (convenient, due) season, (due, short, while) time, a while. Compare G5550.
STRONGS G2540:
καιρός, καιροῦ, (derived by some from κάρα or κάρη, τό, the head, summit (others besides; cf. Vanicek, p. 118)); the Sept. for עֵת and מועֵד; in Greek writings (from Hesiod down):
1. due measure; nowhere so in the Biblical writings.
2. a measure of time; a larger or smaller portion of time; hence,
a. universally, a fixed and definite time: Romans 13:11; 2 Corinthians 6:2; ὕστεροι καιροί, 1 Timothy 4:1; ἄχρι καιροῦ, up to a certain time, for a season, Luke 4:13 (but in ἄχρι, 1 b. referred apparently to b. below; cf. Fritzsche, Romans, i., p. 309f); Acts 13:11; πρός καιρόν, for a certain time only, for a season, Luke 8:13; 1 Corinthians 7:5; πρός καιρόν ὥρας, for the season of an hour, i. e. for a short season, 1 Thessalonians 2:17; κατά καιρόν, at certain seasons (from time to time), John 5:4 (R G L); at the (divinely) appointed time, Romans 5:6 (others bring this under b.); before the time appointed, Matthew 8:29; 1 Corinthians 4:5; ἔσται καιρός, ὅτε etc. 2 Timothy 4:3; ὀλίγον καιρόν ἔχει, a short time (in which to exercise his power) has been granted him, Revelation 12:12; ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ, Matthew 11:25; Matthew 12:1; Matthew 14:1; Ephesians 2:12; κατ' ἐκεῖνον τῷ καιρῷ, Acts 12:1; Acts 19:23; κατά τῷ καιρῷ τοῦτον, Romans 9:9; ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ καιρῷ Luke 13:1; ἐν καιρῷ, Acts 7:20; ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ, Romans 3:26; Romans 11:5; 2 Corinthians 8:14 (13); ἐν παντί καιρῷ always, at every season (Aristotle, top. 3, 2, 4, p. 117{a}, 35), Luke 21:36; Ephesians 6:18; εἰς τινα καιρόν, 1 Peter 1:11. with the genitive of a thing, the time of etc. i. e. at which it will occur: τῆς ἐμῆς ἀναλύσεώς, 2 Timothy 4:6; τῆς ἐπισκοπῆς, 1 Peter 5:6 Lachmann; Luke 19:44; περιασμου, Luke 8:13; τοῦ ἄρξασθαι τό κρίμα, for judgment to begin, 1 Peter 4:17; καιροί τῶν λόγων, of the time when they shall be proved by the event, Luke 1:20; — or when a thing usually comes to pass: τοῦ θερισμοῦ, Matthew 13:30; τῶν καρπῶν, when the fruits ripen, Matthew 21:34, 41; σύκων, Mark 11:13. with the genitive of a person: καιποι ἐθνῶν, the time granted to the Gentiles, until God shall take vengeance on them, Luke 21:24; ἑαυτοῦ (T Tr WH αὐτοῦ) καιρῷ, the time when antichrist shall show himself openly, 2 Thessalonians 2:6; καιρός μου, the time appointed for my death, Matthew 26:18; τῶν νεκρῶν κριθῆναι, the time appointed for the dead to be recalled to life and judged, Revelation 11:18 (Buttmann, 260 (224)); ἐμός, ὑμέτερος, the time for appearing in public, appointed (by God) for me, for you, John 7:6, 8; καιρῷ ἰδίῳ, the time suited to the thing under consideration, at its proper time, Galatians 6:9; plural, 1 Timothy 2:6; 1 Timothy 6:15; Titus 1:3. καιρός alone, the time when things are brought to a crisis, the decisive epoch waited for: so of the time when the Messiah will visibly return from heaven, Mark 13:33; καιρός ἤγγικεν, Luke 21:8; ἐγγύς ἐστιν, Revelation 1:3; Revelation 22:10.
b. opportune or seasonable time: with verbs suggestive of the idea of advantage, καιρόν μεταλαμβάνειν, Acts 24:25; ἔχειν, Galatians 6:10 (Plutarch, Luc. 16); ἐξαγοράζεσθαι, Ephesians 5:16; Colossians 4:5, see ἐξαγοράζω, 2; followed by an infinitive, opportunity to do something, Hebrews 11:15; παρά καιρόν ἡλικίας, past the opportunity of life (A. V. past age), Hebrews 11:11 (simply παρά καιρόν, Pindar Ol. 8, 32; several times in Plato, cf. Ast, Platonic Lexicon, ii., p. 126).
c. the right time: ἐν καιρῷ (often in classical Greek), in due season, Matthew 24:45; Luke 12:42; Luke 20:10 R G L ((stereotype edition only)); 1 Peter 5:6; also καιρῷ, Luke 20:10 L T Tr WH; τό καιρῷ, Mark 12:2.
d. a (limited) period of time: (1 Corinthians 7:29); plural the periods prescribed by God to the nations, and bounded by their rise and fall, Acts 17:26; καιροί καρποφοροι, the seasons of the year in which the fruits grow and ripen, Acts 14:17 (cf. Genesis 1:14, the Sept.); καιρόν καί καιρούς καί ἥμισυ καιροῦ, a year and two years and six months (A. V. a time, and times, and half a time; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 27, 4), Revelation 12:14 (cf. 6; from Daniel 7:25; Daniel 12:7); stated seasons of the year solemnly kept by the Jews, and comprising several days, as the passover, pentecost, feast of tabernacles, Galatians 4:10 (2 Chronicles 8:13; cf. Baruch 1:14). in the divine arrangement of time adjusted to the economy of salvation: καιρός (πεπλήρωται), the preappointed period which according to the purpose of God must elapse before the divine kingdom could be founded by Christ, Mark 1:15; plural, the several parts of this period, Ephesians 1:10; καιρός ἐνεστως, the present period, equivalent to αἰών οὗτος (see αἰών, 3), Hebrews 9:9, opposed to καιρός διορθώσεως, the time when the whole order of things will be reformed (equivalent to αἰών μέλλων), Hebrews 9:10; καιρός οὗτος, equivalent to αἰών οὗτος (see αἰών, 3), Mark 10:30; Luke 18:30; νῦν καιρός, Romans 8:18; ἐν καιρῷ ἐσχάτῳ, the last period of the present age, the time just before the return of Christ from heaven (see ἔσχατος, 1 under the end, etc.), 1 Peter 1:5; καιροί ἀναψύξεως ἀπό προσώπου τοῦ κυρίου, denotes the time from the return of Christ on, the times of the consummated divine kingdom, Acts 3:20 (19).
e. as often in Greek writings, and like the Latintempus, καιρός; is equivalent to what time brings, the state of the times, the things and events of time: Luke 12:56; δουλεύειν τῷ καιρῷ, Latintempori servire (see δουλεύω, 2 a.), Romans 12:11 Rec.st; τά σημεῖα τῶν καιρῶν, equivalent to οἱ καιροί σημαινουσι, Matthew 16:3 (here T brackets WH reject the passage); καιροί χαλεποί, 2 Timothy 3:1; χρονοι καιροί (times or seasons, German Zeitumstände), Acts 1:7; οἱ χρονοι καί οἱ καιροί 1 Thessalonians 5:1; and in the opposite order, Daniel 2:21 the Sept.; Wis. 8:8.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:14
2 Chronicles
8:13
Daniel
2:21; 7:25; 12:7
Matthew
8:29; 11:25; 12:1; 13:30; 14:1; 16:3; 21:34; 21:41; 24:45; 26:18
Mark
1:15; 10:30; 11:13; 12:2; 13:33
Luke
1:20; 4:13; 8:13; 8:13; 12:42; 12:56; 13:1; 16; 18:30; 19:44; 20:10; 20:10; 21:8; 21:24; 21:36
John
5:4; 7:6; 7:8
Acts
1:7; 3:20; 7:20; 12:1; 13:11; 14:17; 17:26; 19:23; 24:25
Romans
3:26; 5:6; 8:18; 9:9; 11:5; 12:11; 13:11
1 Corinthians
4:5; 7:5; 7:29
2 Corinthians
6:2; 8:14
Galatians
4:10; 6:9; 6:10
Ephesians
1:10; 2:12; 5:16; 6:18
Colossians
4:5
1 Thessalonians
2:17; 5:1
2 Thessalonians
2:6
1 Timothy
2:6; 4:1; 6:15
2 Timothy
3:1; 4:3; 4:6
Titus
1:3
Hebrews
9:9; 9:10; 11:11; 11:15
1 Peter
1:5; 1:11; 4:17; 5:6; 5:6
Revelation
1:3; 11:18; 12:12; 12:14; 22:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2540 matches the Greek καιρός (kairos),
which occurs 86 times in 81 verses in the TR Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 8:29–2Co 8:14)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:29 - And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:25 - At that season Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes:
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:1 - At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:30 - Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:1 - At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:3 - And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern the signs of the times.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:34 - And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:41 - They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:45 - Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:18 - And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:15 - and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gospel.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:30 - but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:13 - And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:2 - And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:33 - Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:20 - And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:13 - And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:42 - And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:56 - Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:1 - Now there were some present at that very season who told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:30 - who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:44 - and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:10 - And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:8 - And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:24 - And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:36 - But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:4 - [fn]for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the waters stepped in was made whole, with whatsoever disease he was holden.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:6 - Jesus therefore saith unto them, My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:8 - Go ye up unto the feast: I go not up unto this feast; because my time is not yet fulfilled.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:7 - And he said unto them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father hath set within his own authority.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:19 - Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:20 - At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father’s house:
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:1 - Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:17 - And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:26 - and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:23 - And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:25 - And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:26 - for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:6 - For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:18 - For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:9 - For this is a word of promise, According to this season will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:5 - Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:11 - And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when we first believed.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:5 - Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:5 - Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.
Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:29 - But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:2 - (for he saith,
At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee,
And in a day of salvation did I succor thee:
behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):
Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:14 - but by equality: your abundance being a supply at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become a supply for your want; that there may be equality:

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