Keraia
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καιρός

kairostime/right timeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine85 occurrences19 books80 verses

Definition

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): Matthew 11:25, Mark 1:15, Luke 21:8, Romans 13:11, Ephesians 6:18, Hebrews 11:15, 1 Peter 1:5; 1:11, Revelation 1:3, al.; with genitive, πειρασμοῦ Luke 8:13; τ. καρπῶν, Matthew 21:34; σύκων, Mark 11:13; pl., Matthew 21:41; χρόνοι ἢ (καὶ) κ., Acts 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:1; ἐθνῶν, Luke 21:24; of opportune or seasonable time, Acts 24:25, Galatians 6:10, Ephesians 5:16, Colossians 4:5; with inf., Hebrews 11:15; ὁ κ. οὗτος, Mark 10:30, Luke 18:30; ὁ νῦν κ. (Dalman, Words, 148), Romans 8:18; ὁ κ. ὁ ἐμός, John 7:6; κ. δεκτῲ, 2 Corinthians 6:2 (LXX); δουλεύειν τῷ κ., Romans 12:11, R, mg.; τ. σημεῖα τῶν κ., Matthew 16:3; adverbial usages: ἐν κ., Matthew 24:45, 1 Peter 5:6 (cf. καιρῷ, Luke 20:10; τῷ κ., Mark 12:2); ἄχρι καιροῦ, Luke 4:13; πρὸς καιρόν, Luke 8:13, 1 Corinthians 7:5; κατὰ καιρόν, Romans 5:6; πρὸ καιροῦ, Matthew 8:29

Synonyms: (χρόνος) time in the sense of duration

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καιρός:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

85 total
  1. 2 Corinthians 6:2καιρὸς · [is the] time
    For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:14καιρῷ · time
    At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.
  3. Galatians 4:10καιροὺς · seasons
    You are observing special days and months and seasons and years!
  4. Galatians 6:9καιρῷ · time
    Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  5. Galatians 6:10καιρὸν · opportunity
    Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
  6. Ephesians 1:10καιρῶν · time
    …as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
  7. Ephesians 2:12καιρῷ · time
    …remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
  8. Ephesians 5:16καιρόν · time
    …redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  9. Ephesians 6:18καιρῷ · times
    Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
  10. Colossians 4:5καιρὸν · time
    Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
  11. 1 Thessalonians 2:17καιρὸν · a short time
    Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
  12. 1 Thessalonians 5:1καιρῶν · seasons
    Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you.
  13. 2 Thessalonians 2:6καιρῷ · proper time
    And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
  14. 1 Timothy 2:6καιροῖς · at just the right time
    …who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
  15. 1 Timothy 4:1καιροῖς · times
    Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
  16. 1 Timothy 6:15καιροῖς · time
    …which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
  17. 2 Timothy 3:1καιροὶ · times
    But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
  18. 2 Timothy 4:3καιρὸς · [the] time
    For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
  19. 2 Timothy 4:6καιρὸς · time
    For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
  20. Titus 1:3καιροῖς · time
    In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
  21. Hebrews 9:9καιρὸν · time
    It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
  22. Hebrews 9:10καιροῦ · [the] time
    They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
  23. Hebrews 11:11καιρὸν · the proper
    By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.
  24. Hebrews 11:15καιρὸν · opportunity
    If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return.
  25. 1 Peter 1:5καιρῷ · time
    …who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
  26. 1 Peter 1:11καιρὸν
    …trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
  27. 1 Peter 4:17καιρὸς · time [for]
    For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
  28. 1 Peter 5:6καιρῷ · [due] time
    Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
  29. Revelation 1:3καιρὸς · time [is]
    Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
  30. Revelation 11:18καιρὸς · time [has come]
    The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
  31. Revelation 12:12καιρὸν · time
    Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea; with great fury the devil has come down to you, knowing he has only a short time.”
  32. Revelation 12:14καιρὸν · for a time; καιροὺς · times; καιροῦ · a time
    But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
  33. Revelation 22:10καιρὸς · time
    Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.