ΚΑΙΡΟΥ, καιρου
KAIROU, kairou
Sounds Like: kahee-ROO
Translations: of time, of a season, of the right time, of an opportune time, of a period
From the root: ΚΑΙΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a specific, opportune, or appointed time, a season, or a period. It emphasizes the quality or nature of a moment rather than its chronological duration. It is often used to denote a critical or decisive moment, or a suitable occasion for something to happen. As a genitive form, it typically indicates possession or relationship, often translated with 'of'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2540 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
Aristeas
Barnabus
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 23:21
- 1 Maccabees — 6:36
- Sirach — 1:23, 1:24, 20:7, 30:24, 46:19, 51:11, 51:30
- Isaiah — 8:23
- Matthew — 8:29
- Luke — 4:13
- Acts of the Apostles — 13:11
- Romans — 8:18
- 1 Corinthians — 4:5
- Hebrews — 9:10
- Revelation — 12:14
- Epistle of Barnabas — 4:1, 18:2
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 1:41
- Book 3 — 10:244
- Book 5 — 2:133, 2:139
- Book 6 — 11:207, 13:313
- Book 9 — 12:248
- Book 15 — 6:201
- Book 16 — 2:27, 11:385
- Book 20 — 9:214
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 17:1, 26:1, 60:1, 62:1
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 31:3, 31:6, 32:3, 103:3, 117:5
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 8:32
- Deuteronomy — 28:12
- 2 Samuel — 20:5
- 1 Chronicles — 9:25
- Nehemiah — 6:1, 13:21
- Tobit — 14:4
- 1 Maccabees — 6:36
- Job — 19:4
- Sirach — 1:23, 1:24, 20:7, 30:24, 46:19, 51:12, 51:30
- Isaiah — 8:22
- Baruch — 1:14
- Ezekiel — 4:10, 4:11
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 7:12, 7:25, 8:17, 8:19, 9:27, 11:24, 11:35, 11:40, 12:1, 12:4, 12:7, 12:9, 12:11
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 7:12, 7:25, 8:17, 8:19, 9:26, 9:27, 11:13, 11:35, 12:4, 12:7
- Micah — 5:3
- Enoch — A:3, 18:16
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 8:29
- Luke — 4:13
- Acts — 13:11
- Romans — 8:18
- 1 Corinthians — 4:5
- Hebrews — 9:10
- Revelation — 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
- ΚΑΙΡΟΝ — time, a time, season, a season, opportune time, a opportune time, proper time, a proper time
- ΚΑΙΡΟΣ — time, a time, season, a season, appointed time, an appointed time, opportune time, an opportune time
- 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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