ΚΑΙΡΙΟΣ, καιριος
KAIRIOS, kairios
Sounds Like: kahee-REE-os
Translations: opportune, seasonable, fitting, proper, critical, a critical moment, a proper time
From the root: ΚΑΙΡΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is timely, fitting, or appropriate for a particular occasion or moment. It can refer to a critical or decisive point in time, or something that occurs at the right season or opportunity. It is often used to describe actions or events that are well-timed or significant.
Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Strong’s number: G2543 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:105
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΙΡΙΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΙΡΙΟΝ — opportune, timely, fitting, proper, a fitting thing, a timely thing
- ΚΑΙΡΙΩΤΑΤΗΝ — most opportune, most timely, most fitting, most appropriate
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