καιρόςkairós
an occasion, i.e. set or proper time
Greek (New Testament) · G2540
Meanings
1. due measure, fitness, proportion.
2. Of Time (classical Greek also) in the sense of a fixed and definite period, time, season: Matthew 11:25, Mark 1:15, Luke 21:8, Romans 13:11, Ephesians 6:18, Hebrews 11:15, 1 Peter 1:5, 1 Peter 1:11, Revelation 1:3, and elsewhere; with genitive, πειρασμοῦ, Luke 8:13; τ. καρπῶν, Matthew 21:34; σύκων, Mark 11:13; plural, 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 infinitive, Hebrews 11:15; ὁ κ. οὗτος, Mark 10:30, Luke 18:30; ὁ νῦν κ., Romans 8:18; ὁ κ. ὁ ἐμός, John 7:6; κ. δεκτῲ, 2 Corinthians 6:2(LXX); δουλεύειν τῷ κ., Romans 12:11, R, margin; 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.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 84 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:29 They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?”
- Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike.
- Matthew 12:1 At about that time Jesus was walking through some grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, so they began breaking off some heads of grain and eating them.
- Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”
- Matthew 14:1 When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,
- Matthew 16:3 red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the signs of the times!
See every passage
- Matthew 8:29, 11:25, 12:1, 13:30, 14:1, 16:3, 21:34, 21:41, 24:45, 26:18
- Mark 1:15, 10:30, 11:13, 12:2, 13:33
- Luke 1:20, 4:13, 8:13, 12:42, 12:56, 13:1, 18:30, 19:44, 20:10, 21:8, 21:24, 21:36
- John 7:6, 7:8
- Acts 1:7, 7:20, 12:1, 13:11, 14:17, 17:26, 19:23, 24:25
- Romans 3:26, 5:6, 8:18, 9:9, 11:5, 13:11
- 1 Corinthians 4:5, 7:5, 7:29
- 2 Corinthians 6:2, 8:14
- Galatians 4:10, 6:9, 6:10
- Ephesians 1:10, 2:12, 5:16, 6:18
- Colossians 4:5
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17, 5:1
- 2 Thessalonians 2:6
- 1 Timothy 2:6, 4:1, 6:15
- 2 Timothy 3:1, 4:3, 4:6
- Titus 1:3
- Hebrews 9:9, 9:10, 11:11, 11:15
- 1 Peter 1:5, 1:11, 4:17, 5:6
- Revelation 1:3, 11:18, 12:12, 12:14, 22:10
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.