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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, , from Homer down, the Sept. for יום, עֵת, etc. time: Hebrews 11:32; Revelation 10:6; χρόνος τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος, the time since the star began to shine (cf. φαίνω, 2 a.), Matthew 2:7; ( 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; 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)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 -

Then Herod secretly sent for the magi and learned from them [fn]the [exact] time the star [had first] appeared.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 -

Then Herod, when he realized that he had been tricked by the magi, was extremely angry, and he sent [soldiers] and put to death all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that area who were two years old and under, according to the date which he had learned from the magi.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:19 -

“Now after a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:19 - Jesus answered, “The attendants of the bridegroom [fn]cannot fast while the bridegroom is [still] with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 - Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he answered, “Since childhood.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:57 -

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:5 -

Then he led Jesus up [to a high mountain] and displayed before Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth [and their magnificence] in the twinkling of an eye.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - Now when Jesus stepped out on land, He was met by a man from the city [of Gerasa] who was possessed with demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and was not living in a house, but among the [fn]tombs.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - Now He was [already] commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him [violently] many times; and he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:4 - “For a time he would not; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:9 -

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time [to another country].

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8 -

When Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time because of what he had heard about Him, and was hoping to see some [miraculous] sign [even something spectacular] done by Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:6 - When Jesus noticed him lying there [helpless], knowing that he had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to get well?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:33 - Therefore Jesus said, “For a little while longer I am [still] with you, and then I go to Him who sent Me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - So Jesus said to them, “The Light is among you [only] a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light [keep on living by it], so that darkness will not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going [he is drifting aimlessly].
Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:9 - Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and you do not know Me yet, Philip, nor recognize clearly who I am? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father?’
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:6 -

So when they had come together, they asked Him repeatedly, “Lord, are You at this time reestablishing the kingdom and restoring it to Israel?”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:7 - He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 -

“So of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus spent with us,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - whom heaven must keep until the time for the [complete] restoration of all things about which God promised through the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 -

“But as the time [for the fulfillment] of the promise which God had made to Abraham was approaching, the [Hebrew] people increased and multiplied in Egypt,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:23 - “But when he reached the age of forty, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:11 - They were paying attention to him because for a long time he had mystified and dazzled them with his magic.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 - “For a period of about forty years He put up with their behavior in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - So Paul and Barnabas stayed for a long time, speaking boldly and confidently for the Lord, who continued to testify to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders (attesting miracles) be done by them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:28 - And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:33 - After spending some time there, they were sent back by the brothers with [the greeting of] peace to those who had sent them.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:30 - “Therefore God overlooked and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives],
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:20 - When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he refused;
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:23 - After spending some time there, he left and traveled through the territory of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening and encouraging all the disciples.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:22 - And after sending two of his assistants, Timothy and [fn]Erastus, to Macedonia [ahead of him], he stayed on in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor] for a while.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:18 - And when they arrived he said to them:

“You know well how I [lived when I] was with you, from the first day that I set foot in Asia [until now],

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 -

Now much time had been lost, and [fn]navigation was dangerous, because even [the time for] the fast (Day of Atonement) was already over, so Paul began to strongly warn them,

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 -

Or do you not know, [fn]brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the Law), that the Law has jurisdiction [to rule] over a person as long as he lives?

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:25 -

Now to Him who is able to establish and strengthen you [in the faith] according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery [of the plan of salvation] which has been kept secret for long ages past,

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:39 -

A wife is bound [to her husband by law] as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:7 - For I do not wish to see you right now just in passing, but I hope to remain with you for some time [later on], if the Lord permits.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:1 -

Now what I mean [when I talk about children and their guardians] is this: as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave even though he is the [future owner and] master of all [the estate];

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:4 - But when [in God’s plan] the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the [regulations of the] Law,
Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:1 -

Now as to the [fn]times and dates, [fn]brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:9 - for He delivered us and saved us and called us with a holy calling [a calling that leads to a consecrated life—a life set apart—a life of purpose], not because of our works [or because of any personal merit—we could do nothing to earn this], but because of His own purpose and grace [His amazing, undeserved favor] which was granted to us in Christ Jesus before the world began [eternal ages ago],
Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:2 - based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:7 - He again sets a definite day, [a new] “Today,” [providing another opportunity to enter that rest by] saying through David after so long a time, just as has been said before [in the words already quoted],

“TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,

DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS.”

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - For though by this time you ought to be teachers [because of the time you have had to learn these truths], you actually need someone to teach you again the elementary principles of God’s word [from the beginning], and you have come to be continually in need of milk, not solid food.
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:32 -

And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:17 -

If you address as Father, the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in [reverent] fear [of Him] and with profound respect for Him throughout the time of your stay on earth.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:20 - For He was [fn]foreordained (foreknown) before the foundation of the world, but has appeared [publicly] in these last times for your sake
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:2 - so that he can no longer spend the rest of his natural life living for human appetites and desires, but [lives] for the will and purpose of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:3 - For the time already past is [more than] enough for doing what the [unsaved] Gentiles like to do—[fn]living [unrestrained as you have done] in a course of [shameless] sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries.
Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:18 - They used to say to you, “In the last days there will be scoffers, following after their own ungodly passions.”

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