καιρός kairos · G2540

time/right time

καιρός, -οῦ, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for עֵת, also for מוֹעֵד, etc. ; ] ; 1. due measure, fitness, proportion (Eur., Xen., al.). ; 2. Of Time (cl. also) in the sense of a fixed and definite period, time, season (Kennedy, Sources, 153): Mat.11:25, Mrk.1:15, Luk.21:8, Rom.13:11, Eph.6:18, Heb.11:15, 1Pe.1:5 1:11 Rev.1:3, al.; with genitive, πειρασμοῦ Luk.8:13; τ. καρπῶν, Mat.21:34; σύκων, Mrk.11:13; pl., Mat.21:41; χρόνοι ἢ (καὶ) κ., Act.1:7, 1Th.5:1; ἐθνῶν, Luk.21:24; of opportune or seasonable time, Act.24:25, Gal.6:10, Eph.5:16, Col.4:5; with inf., Heb.11:15; ὁ κ. οὗτος, Mrk.10:30, Luk.18:30; ὁ νῦν κ. (Dalman, Words, 148), Rom.8:18; ὁ κ. ὁ ἐμός, Jhn.7:6; κ. δεκτῲ, 2Co.6:2 (LXX); δουλεύειν τῷ …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

καιρός, ὁ, ; due measure, proportion, fitness (not in []; εἰ ὁ κ. ἦν σαφής the distinction, the point, []; ἡ ἀπορία ἔχει τινὰ κ. has some point or importance, []; καιροῦ πέρα beyond measure, unduly, [] codices; προσωτέρω or πορρωτέρω τοῦ κ., []; ὀξύτερα τοῦ κ. []; ὑπερβάλλων τῇ φιλοτιμίᾳ τὸν κ. []; II of Place, vital part of the body []; III more frequently of Time, exact or critical time, season, opportunity, Χρόνου κ. []: usually alone, κ. [ἐστιν] ἐν ᾧ Χρόνος οὐ πολὺς κτλ. [] Notices etextr. …

Where it's used 85 times

Matthew 8:29 · Matthew 11:25 · Matthew 12:1 · Matthew 13:30 · Matthew 14:1 · Matthew 16:3 · Matthew 21:34 · Matthew 21:41 · Matthew 24:45 · Matthew 26:18 · Mark 1:15 · Mark 10:30 · Mark 11:13 · Mark 12:2 · Mark 13:33 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 4:13 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 12:42 · Luke 12:56 · Luke 13:1 · Luke 18:30 · Luke 19:44 · Luke 20:10 · Luke 21:8 · Luke 21:24 · Luke 21:36 · John 5:4 · John 7:6 · John 7:8 · Acts 1:7 · Acts 7:20 · Acts 12:1 · Acts 13:11 · Acts 14:17 · Acts 17:26 · Acts 19:23 · Acts 24:25 · Romans 3:26 · Romans 5:6 · Romans 8:18 · Romans 9:9 · Romans 11:5 · Romans 13:11 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · 1 Corinthians 7:5 · 1 Corinthians 7:29 · 2 Corinthians 6:2 · 2 Corinthians 8:14 · Galatians 4:10 · Galatians 6:9 · Galatians 6:10 · Ephesians 1:10 · Ephesians 2:12 · Ephesians 5:16 · Ephesians 6:18 · Colossians 4:5 · 1 Thessalonians 2:17 · 1 Thessalonians 5:1 · 2 Thessalonians 2:6 … and 25 more

Source: TBESG G2540; TFLSJ G2540

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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