What does πρό · καιρός mean in the Bible?
πρό · καιρός is a Greek phrase meaning "before the appointed time".
Greek · G4253, G2540
πρὸ καιροῦ
Before · time/right time
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πρό G4253 before
Pronunciation pró
Temporal priority often expresses God's timeless action preceding human history and decision.
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καιρός G2540 time/right time
Pronunciation kairós
A specific, opportune moment or season—not merely duration but the right time for action.
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What does πρὸ καιροῦ (pro kairou) mean in the Bible?
πρό · καιρός is a Greek phrase meaning "before the appointed time".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4253, G2540?
G4253, G2540 is connected to 47 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. before the appointed time
Source Gloss
before the appointed time
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 47
Matt 5:12 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 24:38 · Mark 1:2 · Luke 2:21 · Luke 7:27 · Luke 9:52 · Luke 10:1 · Luke 11:38 · Luke 21:12 · Luke 22:15 · John 1:48 · John 5:7 · John 10:8 47×
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain