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Lexicon :: Strong's G5550 - chronos

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χρόνος
Transliteration
chronos (Key)
Pronunciation
khron'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:581,1337

Trench's Synonyms: lvii. χρόνος, καιρός.

Strong’s Definitions

χρόνος chrónos, khron'-os; of uncertain derivation; a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay:—+ years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's G5550 in the following manner: time (33x), season (4x), while (2x), a while (2x), space (2x), oftentimes (with G4183) (1x), not translated (5x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's G5550 in the following manner: time (33x), season (4x), while (2x), a while (2x), space (2x), oftentimes (with G4183) (1x), not translated (5x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. time either long or short

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρόνος chrónos, khron'-os; of uncertain derivation; a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay:—+ years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.
STRONGS G5550:
χρόνος, χρόνου, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for יום, עֵת, etc. time: Hebrews 11:32; Revelation 10:6; ὁ χρόνος τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος, the time since the star began to shine (cf. φαίνω, 2 a.), Matthew 2:7; (ὁ χρόνος τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν (Genesis 25:24), Luke 1:57 (Buttmann, 267 (230); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 4 a.)); τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, Acts 7:17; τῆς παροικίας, 1 Peter 1:17; χρονοι ἀποκαταστάσεως, Acts 3:21; οἱ χρονοι τῆς ἀγνοίας, Acts 17:30; χρόνου διαγενομένου, Acts 27:9; πόσος χρόνος ἐστιν, ὡς τοῦτο γέγονεν, Mark 9:21; ὁ παρεληλυθώς χρόνος, 1 Peter 4:3 (where Rec. adds τοῦ βίου); τεσσαρακονταετής, Acts 7:23; Acts 13:18; στιγμή χρόνου, Luke 4:5; πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, Galatians 4:4; ποιεῖν ((which see, II. d.) to spend) χρόνον, Acts 15:33; Acts 18:23; βιῶσαι τόν ἐπίλοιπον χρόνον, 1 Peter 4:2; διδόναι χρόνον τίνι (i. e. a space of time, respite), ἵνα etc. Revelation 2:21 ((Josephus, b. j. 4, 3, 10)); plural joined with καιροί, Acts 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1 (see καιρός, 2 e., p. 319a); ἐπ' ἐσχάτων (L T Tr WH ἐσχάτου) τῶν χρόνων (see ἔσχατος, 1 at the end), 1 Peter 1:20; (add, ἐπ' ἐσχάτου τοῦ (Tr WH omit τοῦ) χρόνου, Jude 1:18 L T Tr WH). with prepositions: ἄχρι, Acts 3:21; διά τόν χρόνον, on account of the length of time, Hebrews 5:12 (Polybius 2, 21, 2; Alciphron 1, 26, 9); ἐκ χρόνων ἱκανῶν, for a long time, Luke 8:27 (R G L Tr marginal reading (see below)); ἐν χρόνῳ, Acts 1:6, 21; ἐν ἐσχάτῳ χρόνῳ, Jude 1:18 Rec.; ἐπί χρόνον (A. V. for a while), Luke 18:4; ἐπί πλείονα χρόνον (A. V. a longer time), Acts 18:20; ἐφ' ὅσον χρόνον for so long time as, so long as, Romans 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:39; Galatians 4:1; κατά τόν χρόνον, according to (the relations of) the time, Matthew 2:16; μετά πολύν χρόνον, Matthew 25:19; μετά τοσοῦτον χρόνον Hebrews 4:7; πρό χρόνων αἰωνίων (R. V. before times eternal), 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:2. the dative is used to express the time during which something occurs (dative of duration of time, cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 9; (Buttmann, § 133, 26)): (χρόνῳ ἱκανῷ, for a long time, Luke 8:27 T Tr text WH); ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ, Acts 8:11; (τοσούτῳ χρόνῳ, John 14:9 L T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading); πολλοῖς χρόνοις (R. V. marginal reading of a long time (A. V. oftentimes); cf. πολύς, c.), Luke 8:29; αἰωνίοις (R. V. through times eternal), Romans 16:25. the accusative is used in answer to the question how long: χρόνον, for a while, Acts 19:22. Revelation 6:11 (where in R L T Tr WH μικρόν is added); also χρόνον τινα (A. V. a while), 1 Corinthians 16:7; ὅσον χρόνον (A. V. while), Mark 2:19; χρόνους ἱκανούς, for a long time, Luke 20:9; μικρόν χρόνον, John 7:33; John 12:35; Revelation 20:3; πολύν χρόνον John 5:6; τοσοῦτον χρόνον, John 14:9 (R G Tr text WH text); ἱκανόν (A. V. long time), Acts 14:3; οὐκ ὀλίγον (R. V. no little time), Acts 14:28; τόν πάντα χρόνον, Acts 20:18. (On the ellipsis of χρόνος in such phrases as ἀφ' οὗ, ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς (Luke 7:11 L marginal reading Tr text WH text), ἐν τῷ καθεξῆς (Luke 8:1), ἐξ ἱκανοῦ, etc., see ἀπό, I. 4 b., p. 58b top, ἑξῆς, καθεξῆς, ἐκ IV. 1, etc. Synonym: see καιρός, at the end; cf. αἰών, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
25:24
Matthew
2:7; 2:16; 25:19
Mark
2:19; 9:21
Luke
1:57; 4:5; 7:11; 8:1; 8:27; 8:27; 8:29; 18:4; 20:9
John
5:6; 7:33; 12:35; 14:9; 14:9
Acts
1:6; 1:7; 1:21; 3:21; 3:21; 7:17; 7:23; 8:11; 13:18; 14:3; 14:28; 15:33; 17:30; 18:20; 18:23; 19:22; 20:18; 27:9
Romans
7:1; 16:25
1 Corinthians
7:39; 16:7
Galatians
4:1; 4:4
1 Thessalonians
5:1
2 Timothy
1:9
Titus
1:2
Hebrews
4:7; 5:12; 11:32
1 Peter
1:17; 1:20; 4:2; 4:3
Jude
1:18; 1:18
Revelation
2:21; 6:11; 10:6; 20:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5550 matches the Greek χρόνος (chronos),
which occurs 54 times in 54 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 2:7–Jde 1:18)

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 - Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:19 - “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:19 - Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 - Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?” “From childhood,” he answered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:57 - When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:5 - The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:4 - “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:9 - He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8 - When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him. From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:6 - When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:33 - Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:9 - Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:6 - Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:7 - He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 - Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 - “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had greatly increased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:23 - “When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:11 - They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 - for about forty years he endured their conduct[fn] in the wilderness;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:28 - And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:33 - After spending some time there, they were sent off by the believers with the blessing of peace to return to those who had sent them.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:30 - In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:20 - When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:23 - After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:22 - He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia a little longer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:18 - When they arrived, he said to them: “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the province of Asia.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 - Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.[fn] So Paul warned them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 - Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:25 - Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:39 - A woman is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but he must belong to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:7 - For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:1 - What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:4 - But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:1 - Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:9 - He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:2 - in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:7 - God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:32 - And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:17 - Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:20 - He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:2 - As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:3 - For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:18 - They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”

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