Greek · G5550 · unreviewed

χρόνος

Time

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χρόνος G5550

Pronunciation chrónos

What does χρόνος (chrónos) mean in the Bible?

χρόνος (chrónos) is a Greek word meaning "time". χρόνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for יוֹם, also for עֵת, etc.

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Meaning

time

Extended definition

Measured duration of time; contrasts with καιρός which emphasizes the right or appointed moment.

time (a space of time, whether long or short; cf. Lft., Notes, 70): Mat.2:7, Mrk.9:21, Luk.1:57, Act.3:21 7:17, 23 13:18 17:30 27:9, Heb.11:32, 1Pe.1:17 4:3, Rev.10:6; στιγμὴ χρόνου, Luk.4:5; πλήρωμα τοῦ χ., Gal.4:4; ποιεῖν χ., Act.15:33 18:23; βιῶσαι, 1Pe.4:2; διδόναι, Rev.2:21; pl., χ. καὶ (ἢ) καιροί (Lft., l.with), Act.1:7, 1Th.5:1; ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτου τῶν χ. (χρόνου), 1Pe.1:20, Ju 18; with prep., ἄχρι, Act.3:21; διὰ τὸν χ., Heb.5:12; ἐν χ., Act.1:6, 21; ἐπὶ (πλείονα) χ., Luk.18:4, Act.18:20; ἐφ᾽ ὅσον χ., Rom.7:1, 1Co.7:39, Gal.4:1; κατὰ τὸν χ., Mat.2:16; μετὰ τολὺν (τοσοῦτον) χ., Mat.25:19, Heb.4:7; πρὸ χ. αἰωςίων, 2Ti.1:9, Tit.1:2, instr. dative of extension of time (see M, Pr., 75, 148; Deiss., LAE, 206), Luk.8:27, 29 Jhn.14:9, Act.8:11, Rom.16:25; accusative, of duration of time, Mrk.2:19, Luk.20:9, Jhn.5:6 7:33 12:35 14:9, Act.14:3, 28 19:22 20:18, 1Co.16:7, Rev.6:11.

Synonymssee: καιρός

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Mark 9:21 · Luke 1:57 · Acts 7:17 · Acts 7:23 · Heb 11:32 · 1 Pet 4:3 · Rev 10:6 7×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 23:8 · Acts 3:21 · 1 Thess 5:1 · 2 Tim 1:9 · Titus 1:2 · 1 Pet 1:20 6×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 4:5 · Acts 27:9 · Gal 4:4 · Jude 1:18 4×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Luke 8:27 · John 14:9 · Acts 1:6 · Acts 1:21 · Acts 8:11 5×

Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 8:29 1×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 2:7 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 25:19 · Mark 2:19 · Luke 18:4 · John 5:6 · John 7:33 · John 12:35 · Acts 13:18 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 14:28 · Acts 15:33 · Acts 18:20 · Acts 18:23 · Acts 19:22 · Acts 20:18 27×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Luke 20:9 · Acts 1:7 · Acts 17:30 3×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Mat.2:7 time chrónos

Duration of a specific period, inquiring about length of occurrence

Gal.4:4 fullness of time chrónos

Appointed season or predetermined moment in history for divine action

Act.1:7 times and seasons chrónos

Distinct from kairos, referring to chronological sequence of events

1Pe.1:20 end of the times chrónos

Final period or last age of human history before divine consummation

Luk.8:27 a long time chrónos

Extended duration marked by dative case expressing length of temporal extension

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Galatians 4 — No Longer Slaves: Sonship, Pastoral Anguish, and Children of Promise Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

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

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