UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

καιρός

MainId: 002546000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: κ

StrongCodes: G2540

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'χρόνος[a] and καιρός[b] denote essentially a duration of time, but without specified limits. One may, however, speak of a duration as simply a period of time, but this does not imply a unit such as hour, year, or generation.'}

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 002546001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: καιρός
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -οῦ
RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἀκαιρέομαι', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἀκαίρως', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'εὐκαιρέω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'εὐκαιρία', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'εὔκαιρος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'εὐκαίρως', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'πρόσκαιρος', 'Meanings': []}]
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 002546001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 67.1
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Time
  LEXSubDomains: A Point of Time without Reference to Other Points of Time: Time, Occasion, Ever, Often
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-09-07 12:30:38
    DefinitionShort: points of time consisting of occasions for particular events
    Glosses: ['time', 'occasion']
    Comments: In a number of languages there is no general term for ‘time’ or ‘occasion.’ In some contexts it is simply not necessary to have such a term. For example, in rendering {S:04001303000018} one may translate ‘when the harvest comes, I will say to the reapers’ or ‘when people begin to harvest, I will say to the reapers.’ In other contexts, a term which normally refers to some unit is employed in a generic sense, as in the case of Greek ὥρα which means literally ‘hour’ but is frequently used as a generic expression for a point of time, as in {S:04000801300038}. In {S:04400701700010} χρόνος may often be rendered by a generic expression such as ‘day,’ for example, ‘when it was almost the day for God to keep his promise.’ In the case of {S:04002604500034}, the nearness of the time may be indicated as ‘very soon the Son of Man will be handed over.’|Though it seems quite ordinary in English for one to speak of ‘time coming’ or ‘… drawing near,’ this type of figurative usage is impossible in many languages. The equivalent may be simply ‘will soon be’ or ‘is about to happen.’ The expression οὔπω ἥκει ἡ ὥρα μου (literally ‘my time has not yet come’) in {S:04300200400028} denotes that it is not yet the occasion for a particular event (see καιρός in {S:04300700800032} and compare {S:04300701000000}) but that it will soon be. In these contexts the expression may be rendered as ‘there is still time’ or ‘I will soon do it.’ In {S:04300703000032} and {S:04300802000040} (οὔπω ἐληλύθει ἡ ὥρα αὐτοῦ ‘his time has not yet come’) the reference is to the occasion of his eventual arrest, implying that it will indeed happen.
  LEXReferences: MAT 8:29, MAT 11:25, MAT 12:1, MAT 13:30, MAT 21:34, MAT 21:41, MAT 24:45, MAT 26:18, MARK 1:15, MARK 11:13, MARK 12:2, MARK 13:33, LUKE 1:20, LUKE 4:13, LUKE 8:13, LUKE 12:42, LUKE 13:1, LUKE 19:44, LUKE 20:10, LUKE 21:24, LUKE 21:36, ACTs 1:7, ACTs 7:20, ACTs 14:17, ACTs 24:25, ROM 5:6, ROM 9:9, ROM 11:5, ROM 13:11, 1COR 4:5, 2COR 6:2, 2COR 6:2, GAL 6:9, EPH 6:18, 1TH 5:1, 2TH 2:6, 1TIM 2:6, 1TIM 6:15, 2TIM 4:3, 2TIM 4:6, TIT 1:3, HEB 9:9, 1PET 1:11, 1PET 4:17, 1PET 5:6
2. LEXID: 002546001002000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 67.78
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Time
  LEXSubDomains: Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-09-07 12:30:38
    DefinitionShort: an indefinite unit of time (the actual extent of time being determined by the context){N:001}
    Glosses: ['time', 'period of time']
  LEXReferences: MAT 14:1, ACTs 12:1, ACTs 13:11, ACTs 19:23, ROM 3:26, 2COR 8:14, GAL 4:10, EPH 2:12, 2TIM 3:1, HEB 9:9, HEB 9:10, HEB 11:11, HEB 11:15, REV 12:12, REV 12:14, REV 12:14, REV 12:14
3. LEXID: 002546001003000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 67.145
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Time
  LEXSubDomains: Indefinite Units of Time: Age, Lifetime, Interval, Period
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-09-07 12:30:38
    DefinitionShort: an indefinite period of time, but probably with the implication of the relation of a period to a particular state of affairs
    Glosses: ['age', 'era']
  LEXReferences: MAT 16:3, MARK 10:30, LUKE 12:56, LUKE 18:30, LUKE 21:8, ACTs 3:20, ACTs 17:26, ROM 8:18, 1COR 7:29, EPH 1:10, 1TH 5:1, 1TIM 4:1, HEB 9:9, 1PET 1:5, REV 1:3, REV 11:18, REV 22:10
4. LEXID: 002546001004000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M
  LEXEntryCode: 22.45
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Trouble, Hardship, Relief, Favorable Circumstances
  LEXSubDomains: Favorable Circumstances or State
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-09-07 12:30:38
    DefinitionShort: a favorable opportunity or occasion in view of propitious circumstances
    Glosses: ['opportunity', 'good occasion']
    Comments: It is possible to interpret {L:καιρός} in {S:04402402500044} merely as an ‘occasion’ (see {D:67.1}). In fact, one may translate simply as ‘and when I have time, I will call you.’
  LEXReferences: YHN 7:6, YHN 7:6, YHN 7:8, ACTs 24:25, ROM 5:6, GAL 6:10, EPH 5:16, COL 4:5, HEB 11:15
5. LEXID: 002546001005000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 67.109
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Time
  LEXSubDomains: Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-09-07 12:30:38
    DefinitionShort: pertaining to a relatively short period of time, with emphasis upon the temporary nature of the event or state
    Glosses: ['not long', 'temporary', 'for a little while', 'for a while']
  LEXReferences: LUKE 8:13, 1COR 7:5
6. LEXID: 002546001006000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 67.109
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Time
  LEXSubDomains: Duration of Time without Reference to Points or Units of Time: Time, Spend Time, Always, Eternal, Old, Immediately, Young
  LEXCollocations: πρὸς καιρὸν ὥρας
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2022-12-06 13:41:54
    DefinitionShort: pertaining to a relatively short period of time, with emphasis upon the temporary nature of the event or state
    Glosses: ['not long', 'temporary', 'for a little while', 'for a while']
  LEXReferences: 1TH 2:17