χρόνοςchrónos
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540 (καιρός), which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165 (αἰών), which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
Greek (New Testament) · G5550
Meanings
time: Matthew 2:7, Mark 9:21, Luke 1:57, Acts 3:21, Acts 7:17, Acts 7:23, Acts 13:18, Acts 17:30, Acts 27:9, Hebrews 11:32, 1 Peter 1:17, 1 Peter 4:3, Revelation 10:6; στιγμὴ χρόνου, Luke 4:5; πλήρωμα τοῦ χ., Galatians 4:4; ποιεῖν χ., Acts 15:33, Acts 18:23; βιῶσαι, 1 Peter 4:2; διδόναι, Revelation 2:21; plural, χ. καὶ (ἢ) καιροί, Acts 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:1; ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου τῶν χ. (χρόνου), 1 Peter 1:20, Jude 1:18; with preposition, ἄχρι, Acts 3:21; διὰ τὸν χ., Hebrews 5:12; ἐν χ., Acts 1:6, Acts 1:21; ἐπὶ (πλείονα) χ., Luke 18:4, Acts 18:20; ἐφ’ ὅσον χ., Romans 7:1, 1 Corinthians 7:39, Galatians 4:1; κατὰ τὸν χ., Matthew 2:16; μετὰ τολὺν (τοσοῦτον) χ., Matthew 25:19, Hebrews 4:7; πρὸ χ. αἰωςίων, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 1:2, instr. dative of extension of time, Luke 8:27, Luke 8:29, John 14:9, Acts 8:11, Romans 16:25; acc, of duration of time, Mark 2:19, Luke 20:9, John 5:6, John 7:33, John 12:35, John 14:9, Acts 14:3, Acts 14:28, Acts 19:22, Acts 20:18, 1 Corinthians 16:7, Revelation 6:11.
Synonyms
see καιρός
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 53 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.
- Matthew 2:16 Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.
- Matthew 25:19 “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money.
- Mark 2:19 Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests fast while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. They can’t fast while the groom is with them.
- Mark 9:21 “How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, “Since he was a little boy.
- Luke 1:57 When it was time for Elizabeth’s baby to be born, she gave birth to a son.
See every passage
- Matthew 2:7, 2:16, 25:19
- Mark 2:19, 9:21
- Luke 1:57, 4:5, 8:27, 8:29, 18:4, 20:9, 23:8
- John 5:6, 7:33, 12:35, 14:9
- Acts 1:6, 1:7, 1:21, 3:21, 7:17, 7:23, 8:11, 13:18, 14:3, 14:28, 15:33, 17:30, 18:20, 18:23, 19:22, 20:18, 27:9
- Romans 7:1
- 1 Corinthians 7:39, 16:7
- Galatians 4:1, 4:4
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1
- 2 Timothy 1:9
- Titus 1:2
- Hebrews 4:7, 5:12, 11:32
- 1 Peter 1:17, 1:20, 4:2, 4:3
- Jude 1:18
- Revelation 2:21, 6:11, 10:6, 20:3
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.