ΚΑΙΡΟΝ, καιρον
KAIRON, kairon
Sounds Like: kai-RON
Translations: time, a time, season, a season, opportune time, a opportune time, proper time, a proper time
From the root: ΚΑΙΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a specific, appointed, or opportune time, a critical moment, or a season, rather than general chronological time (which is 'χρόνος'). It often implies a qualitative aspect of time, emphasizing the right or fitting moment for something. In the provided examples, it is used in the accusative case, indicating the object of an action or a duration.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2540 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 15:5
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 23:23
- Esther — 4:14
- Judith — 12:16, 16:21
- 1 Maccabees — 4:54, 15:34
- 4 Maccabees — 1:10, 14:19
- Psalms — 20:10, 70:9, 74:3
- Proverbs — 5:3, 17:17
- Ecclesiastes — 8:5, 9:12, 10:17
- Job — 5:26, 39:18
- Wisdom — 4:4
- Sirach — 4:20, 10:4, 12:16, 17:2, 18:24, 18:25, 19:28, 20:6, 27:12, 29:2, 29:5, 36:7, 40:24, 43:6
- Isaiah — 60:22
- Jeremiah — 5:24, 8:7
- Lamentations — 0:21
- Habakkuk — 2:3
- Luke — 1:20, 8:13, 12:56, 19:44
- Acts of the Apostles — 12:1, 19:23, 24:25
- Romans — 5:6, 9:9, 13:11
- 1 Corinthians — 7:5
- Ephesians — 5:16
- Colossians — 4:5
- 1 Thessalonians — 2:17
- Hebrews — 9:9, 11:15
- Revelation — 12:12
- Shepherd of Hermas — 5:1
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 2:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 9:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 3:2
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 19:136
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 9:171, 9:174, 11:194
- Book 2 — 2:15, 3:20, 4:40, 5:88, 9:205, 9:211
- Book 3 — 5:94
- Book 4 — 1:10, 6:129, 8:189, 8:226
- Book 5 — 1:2, 1:118, 1:119, 2:121, 6:210, 6:231, 11:352
- Book 6 — 2:30, 4:49, 5:78, 11:213, 11:234, 13:271, 13:284, 13:292, 13:297, 14:325, 14:326, 14:356
- Book 7 — 1:21, 4:77, 8:173, 12:311
- Book 8 — 1:12, 2:43, 6:155, 7:176, 7:203, 7:206, 8:216, 9:232, 11:266, 12:297, 12:307, 13:330, 14:363, 15:400
- Book 9 — 1:7, 2:28, 4:88, 5:97, 8:178, 11:229, 11:239, 13:258
- Book 10 — 1:15, 1:16, 6:84, 7:120, 11:221, 11:228, 11:267
- Book 11 — 3:32, 4:77, 4:89, 4:96, 5:121, 5:158, 8:304, 8:313, 8:321, 8:347
- Book 12 — 2:18, 2:99, 3:137, 3:147, 5:237, 6:169, 6:193, 6:196, 6:223, 6:265, 8:350, 9:354, 10:389, 11:423
- Book 13 — 1:18, 1:19, 2:47, 5:135, 5:180, 7:103, 7:224, 10:284, 11:304, 13:365, 15:395, 16:419
- Book 14 — 1:9, 1:12, 2:21, 7:114, 11:268, 14:388
- Book 15 — 2:18, 3:42, 4:102, 5:127, 5:146, 7:213, 7:224, 7:232, 11:425
- Book 16 — 2:15, 3:73, 4:91, 4:101, 4:118, 7:205, 8:235, 8:239, 8:262, 10:300, 10:308, 10:335, 10:338, 11:366, 11:377
- Book 17 — 5:89, 9:213, 9:224, 9:245
- Book 18 — 6:184
- Book 19 — 1:27, 1:70, 1:108, 2:194, 5:283
- Book 20 — 2:17, 2:51, 4:76, 6:125, 8:169, 8:179, 8:189, 9:200, 9:211
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 6:11, 12:1, 12:14, 17:19, 20:6, 27:15, 27:20, 32:18, 33:14, 33:15
- Book Two — 15:1, 21:11, 21:13
- Book Four — 2:23, 3:30, 4:3, 6:22, 10:1
- Book Five — 3:2
- Book Six — 2:25, 3:14, 6:7, 6:31
- Book Seven — 3:5, 3:10, 3:18, 4:17, 6:37, 6:54
Justin Martyr
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 1:3, 9:34, 9:39, 11:49, 16:86, 18:94, 23:112, 25:125, 35:176, 44:216, 46:239, 53:271, 65:353, 67:373, 67:375, 70:390, 71:398, 76:426
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo Clement of Rome
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 17:21, 18:10, 18:14, 21:2
- Exodus — 23:15, 34:18
- Numbers — 9:7, 9:13, 22:4, 23:23
- Joshua — 5:2
- 2 Samuel — 11:1
- 2 Kings — 4:16, 4:17
- 1 Chronicles — 9:25
- Ezra (Alpha) — 5:49
- Esther — 4:14, 10:3
- Judith — 12:16, 16:21
- 1 Maccabees — 4:54, 9:7, 15:34
- 2 Maccabees — 3:5, 4:32, 5:1, 7:20, 9:1, 14:5
- 3 Maccabees — 4:14, 5:15
- 4 Maccabees — 1:10, 14:19, 18:9
- Psalms — 20:10, 70:9, 74:3
- Psalms of Solomon — 17:23
- Odes — 6:2
- Proverbs — 5:3, 17:17
- Ecclesiastes — 8:5, 9:12, 10:17
- Job — 5:26, 39:1, 39:18
- Wisdom — 4:4
- Sirach — 4:20, 10:4, 12:16, 17:2, 18:24, 18:25, 19:28, 20:6, 20:7, 27:12, 29:2, 29:5, 33:10, 40:23, 40:24, 43:6
- Isaiah — 60:22
- Jeremiah — 5:24, 8:7, 8:15, 14:19
- Lamentations — 1:15, 1:21
- Ezekiel — 22:3, 22:4
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 2:8, 11:27, 11:29, 11:35, 12:7, 13:14
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 2:8, 4:23, 11:27, 11:29, 12:7, 12:8
- Habakkuk — 2:3, 3:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
- Vision 2 — 1:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 1:20, 8:13, 12:56, 19:44
- Acts — 12:1, 19:23, 24:25
- Romans — 5:6, 9:9, 13:11
- 1 Corinthians — 7:5
- Galatians — 6:10
- Ephesians — 5:16
- Colossians — 4:5
- 1 Thessalonians — 2:17
- Hebrews — 9:9, 11:11, 11:15
- 1 Peter — 1:11
- Revelation — 12:12, 12:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΙΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΚΑΙΡΩΣ — untimely, unseasonably, out of season, at the wrong time
- ΙΡΟΙΣ — times, seasons, opportunities, proper times
- ΚΑΙΡΑΜΟΥ — of time, of the right time, of the opportune time, of the season, of the appointed time
- ΚΑΙΡΙΑ — opportune, seasonable, critical, fitting, a critical moment, a fitting time
- ΚΑΙΡΙΑΝ — opportune, timely, critical, fitting, a critical moment, a timely occasion
- ΚΑΙΡΙΩΣ — opportunely, seasonably, at the right time, fitly, appropriately
- ΚΑΙΡΙΩΤΑΤΑ — most opportunely, most seasonably, most critically, at the most fitting time
- ΚΑΙΡΟ — time, a time, season, a season, opportunity, an opportunity, due time, a due time, (of) time, (of) season, (of) opportunity
- ΚΑΙΡΟΙ — times, seasons, opportune times, appointed times, proper times
- ΚΑΙΡΟΙΣ — to times, in times, for times, of times, seasons, opportunities
- ΚΑΙΡΟΣ — time, a time, season, a season, appointed time, an appointed time, opportune time, an opportune time
- ΚΑΙΡΟΥ — of time, of a season, of the right time, of an opportune time, of a period
- ΚΑΙΡΟΥΣ — times, seasons, opportune times, appointed times
- ΚΑΙΡΩ — to time, to season, to opportunity, to a proper time, to a fixed time, to a due season, to a critical time
- ΚΑΙΡΩΜΑΙΩΝ — of times, of seasons, of opportunities, of due measure
- ΚΑΙΡΩΝ — of time, of season, of opportunity, of the proper time, of the appointed time
- ΚΕΡΟΝ — time, a time, season, opportunity, a fitting time, due time
- ΟΚΑΙΡΟΣ — the time, the opportune time, the right time, the season
- ΟΝΚΑΙΡΟΝ — at which time, at the time when, when
- ΤΟΙΣΚΑΙΡΟΙΣ — to the times, for the times, to the seasons, for the seasons, to the opportunities, for the opportunities
- ΤΟΝΚΑΙΡΟΝ — the time, the season, the opportune time, the right time
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