πρόσκαιρος proskairos · G4340
temporary
πρόσ-καιρος, -ον ; [in LXX: 4Ma.15:2 4Mac 15:8 4Mac 15:23 * ; ] ; 1. in season. ; 2. for a season, temporary, transient: 2Co.4:18, Heb.11:25; of plants, short-lived: Mat.13:21, Mrk.4:17.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πρόσκαιρος, ον, ; occasional, extraordinary, ἑορτή []; αἱ π. ἐπιβολαί the additional taxes, []; τὰ δημόσια τέλη κανονικά τε καὶ π. τούτων []; 2 opportune, ἐκδρομαί []; ῥῆμα []; 3 at the time, τὰ π. ἄδηλα []; 4 πρόσκαιρον, τό, agreement having temporary validity, []; II lasting for a time, temporary, []; π. ἡ τέρψις, opposed to ἀθάνατος, []; opposed to αἰώνιος, []; transient, []. adverb -ρως[]
Where it's used 4 times
Matthew 13:21 · Mark 4:17 · 2 Corinthians 4:18 · Hebrews 11:25
Source: TBESG G4340; TFLSJ G4340
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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