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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 6 times in 6 verses in 'Luk' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:57 - Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:5 - Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him[fn] all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes,[fn] nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:4 - “And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:9 - Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time.
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