Gloss
time (particular and general); right time, opportune time, proper time, appointed time
Forms of the word
Dictionary
καιρός, -οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration
kairos
Simplified transliteration
kairos
Numbers
Strong's number
2540
GK Number
2789
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
85
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2a
Definition
pr. fitness, proportion, suitableness; a fitting situation, suitable place, 1 Pet. 4:17; a limited period of time marked by a suitableness of circumstances, a fitting season, 1 Cor. 4:5; 1 Tim. 2:6; 6:15; Tit. 1:3; opportunity, Acts 24:25; Gal. 6:10; Heb. 11:15; a limited period of time marked by characteristic circumstances, a signal juncture, a marked season, Mt. 16:3; Lk. 12:56; 21:8; 1 Pet. 1:11; a destined time, Mt. 8:29; 26:18; Mk. 1:15; Lk. 21:24; 1 Thess. 5:1; a season in ordinary succession, equivalent to ὥρα, Mt. 13:30; Acts 14:17; in NT a limited time, a short season, Lk. 4:13; simply, a point of time, Mt. 11:25; Lk. 13:1
Greek-English Concordance for καιρός
| Luke 21:24 | They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive to all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times (kairoi | καιροί | nom pl masc) of the Gentiles are fulfilled. |
| Luke 21:36 | Be alert at all times (kairō | καιρῷ | dat sg masc), praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” |
| John 7:6 | So Jesus said to them, “My time (kairos | καιρός | nom sg masc) has not yet come, but your time (kairos | καιρός | nom sg masc) is always here. |
| John 7:8 | You go up to the festival yourselves; I am not going up to this festival, for my time (kairos | καιρός | nom sg masc) has not yet fully come.” |
| Acts 1:7 | But he said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons (kairous | καιρούς | acc pl masc) that the Father has set by his own authority. |
| Acts 3:20 | that there may come times (kairoi | καιροί | nom pl masc) of refreshing from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah appointed for you, that is, Jesus, |
| Acts 7:20 | At which time (kairō | καιρῷ | dat sg masc) Moses was born, and he was beautiful before God. He was brought up for three months in his father’s house; |
| Acts 12:1 | About that time (kairon | καιρόν | acc sg masc) Herod the king set his hand to mistreat some belonging to the church. |
| Acts 13:11 | And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.” (kairou | καιροῦ | gen sg masc) And immediately fell upon him mist and darkness, and as he went about he sought someone to lead him by the hand. |
| Acts 14:17 | yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons (kairous | καιρούς | acc pl masc), filling your hearts with food and gladness.” |
| Acts 17:26 | And he made from one man every race of men to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted epochs (kairous | καιρούς | acc pl masc) and the fixed boundaries of the places where they would live, |
| Acts 19:23 | About that time (kairon | καιρόν | acc sg masc) there broke out no little disturbance concerning the Way. |
| Acts 24:25 | And as he reasoned with him about righteousness and self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “For the present go away, but when I find time (kairon | καιρόν | acc sg masc) I will send for you.” |
| Romans 3:26 | It was also to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time (kairō | καιρῷ | dat sg masc), that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. |
| Romans 5:6 | For while we were still helpless, at the right (kairon | καιρόν | acc sg masc) time Christ died for the ungodly. |
| Romans 8:18 | For I consider that the sufferings of this present time (kairou | καιροῦ | gen sg masc) are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed to us. |
| Romans 9:9 | For this is what the promise said: “About this time (kairon | καιρόν | acc sg masc) next year I will return and Sarah will have a son.” |
| Romans 11:5 | So too at the present time (kairō | καιρῷ | dat sg masc) there is a remnant, chosen by grace. |
| Romans 13:11 | And live this way because you are aware of the time (kairon | καιρόν | acc sg masc), that the hour has come for us to wake from sleep, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. |
| 1 Corinthians 4:5 | So then, stop passing judgment on anything before the time (kairou | καιροῦ | gen sg masc), before the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will disclose the motives of the heart. At that time praise will come to each from God. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:5 | Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a set time (kairon | καιρόν | acc sg masc), so that you may devote yourselves to prayer; then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:29 | And I say this, my brothers: the time (kairos | καιρός | nom sg masc) has grown short. From now on those who have wives should be as though they had none, |
| 2 Corinthians 6:2 | For he says, “In the time (kairō | καιρῷ | dat sg masc) of my favor I heard you, in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the acceptable time (kairos | καιρός | nom sg masc); behold, now is the day of salvation! |
| 2 Corinthians 8:14 | at the present time (kairō | καιρῷ | dat sg masc) your abundance should supply what they need, so that then their abundance may supply your need; in this way there will be equality. |
| Galatians 4:10 | You scrupulously observe special days and months and seasons (kairous | καιρούς | acc pl masc) and years! |
