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Lexicon :: Strong's G5550 - chronos

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χρόνος
Transliteration
chronos (Key)
Pronunciation
khron'-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:581,1337

Trench's Synonyms: lvii. χρόνος, καιρός.

Strong’s Definitions

χρόνος chrónos, khron'-os; of uncertain derivation; a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay:—+ years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's G5550 in the following manner: time (33x), season (4x), while (2x), a while (2x), space (2x), oftentimes (with G4183) (1x), not translated (5x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's G5550 in the following manner: time (33x), season (4x), while (2x), a while (2x), space (2x), oftentimes (with G4183) (1x), not translated (5x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. time either long or short

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χρόνος chrónos, khron'-os; of uncertain derivation; a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay:—+ years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.
STRONGS G5550:
χρόνος, χρόνου, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for יום, עֵת, etc. time: Hebrews 11:32; Revelation 10:6; ὁ χρόνος τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος, the time since the star began to shine (cf. φαίνω, 2 a.), Matthew 2:7; (ὁ χρόνος τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν (Genesis 25:24), Luke 1:57 (Buttmann, 267 (230); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 4 a.)); τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, Acts 7:17; τῆς παροικίας, 1 Peter 1:17; χρονοι ἀποκαταστάσεως, Acts 3:21; οἱ χρονοι τῆς ἀγνοίας, Acts 17:30; χρόνου διαγενομένου, Acts 27:9; πόσος χρόνος ἐστιν, ὡς τοῦτο γέγονεν, Mark 9:21; ὁ παρεληλυθώς χρόνος, 1 Peter 4:3 (where Rec. adds τοῦ βίου); τεσσαρακονταετής, Acts 7:23; Acts 13:18; στιγμή χρόνου, Luke 4:5; πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, Galatians 4:4; ποιεῖν ((which see, II. d.) to spend) χρόνον, Acts 15:33; Acts 18:23; βιῶσαι τόν ἐπίλοιπον χρόνον, 1 Peter 4:2; διδόναι χρόνον τίνι (i. e. a space of time, respite), ἵνα etc. Revelation 2:21 ((Josephus, b. j. 4, 3, 10)); plural joined with καιροί, Acts 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1 (see καιρός, 2 e., p. 319a); ἐπ' ἐσχάτων (L T Tr WH ἐσχάτου) τῶν χρόνων (see ἔσχατος, 1 at the end), 1 Peter 1:20; (add, ἐπ' ἐσχάτου τοῦ (Tr WH omit τοῦ) χρόνου, Jude 1:18 L T Tr WH). with prepositions: ἄχρι, Acts 3:21; διά τόν χρόνον, on account of the length of time, Hebrews 5:12 (Polybius 2, 21, 2; Alciphron 1, 26, 9); ἐκ χρόνων ἱκανῶν, for a long time, Luke 8:27 (R G L Tr marginal reading (see below)); ἐν χρόνῳ, Acts 1:6, 21; ἐν ἐσχάτῳ χρόνῳ, Jude 1:18 Rec.; ἐπί χρόνον (A. V. for a while), Luke 18:4; ἐπί πλείονα χρόνον (A. V. a longer time), Acts 18:20; ἐφ' ὅσον χρόνον for so long time as, so long as, Romans 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:39; Galatians 4:1; κατά τόν χρόνον, according to (the relations of) the time, Matthew 2:16; μετά πολύν χρόνον, Matthew 25:19; μετά τοσοῦτον χρόνον Hebrews 4:7; πρό χρόνων αἰωνίων (R. V. before times eternal), 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:2. the dative is used to express the time during which something occurs (dative of duration of time, cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 9; (Buttmann, § 133, 26)): (χρόνῳ ἱκανῷ, for a long time, Luke 8:27 T Tr text WH); ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ, Acts 8:11; (τοσούτῳ χρόνῳ, John 14:9 L T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading); πολλοῖς χρόνοις (R. V. marginal reading of a long time (A. V. oftentimes); cf. πολύς, c.), Luke 8:29; αἰωνίοις (R. V. through times eternal), Romans 16:25. the accusative is used in answer to the question how long: χρόνον, for a while, Acts 19:22. Revelation 6:11 (where in R L T Tr WH μικρόν is added); also χρόνον τινα (A. V. a while), 1 Corinthians 16:7; ὅσον χρόνον (A. V. while), Mark 2:19; χρόνους ἱκανούς, for a long time, Luke 20:9; μικρόν χρόνον, John 7:33; John 12:35; Revelation 20:3; πολύν χρόνον John 5:6; τοσοῦτον χρόνον, John 14:9 (R G Tr text WH text); ἱκανόν (A. V. long time), Acts 14:3; οὐκ ὀλίγον (R. V. no little time), Acts 14:28; τόν πάντα χρόνον, Acts 20:18. (On the ellipsis of χρόνος in such phrases as ἀφ' οὗ, ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς (Luke 7:11 L marginal reading Tr text WH text), ἐν τῷ καθεξῆς (Luke 8:1), ἐξ ἱκανοῦ, etc., see ἀπό, I. 4 b., p. 58b top, ἑξῆς, καθεξῆς, ἐκ IV. 1, etc. Synonym: see καιρός, at the end; cf. αἰών, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
25:24
Matthew
2:7; 2:16; 25:19
Mark
2:19; 9:21
Luke
1:57; 4:5; 7:11; 8:1; 8:27; 8:27; 8:29; 18:4; 20:9
John
5:6; 7:33; 12:35; 14:9; 14:9
Acts
1:6; 1:7; 1:21; 3:21; 3:21; 7:17; 7:23; 8:11; 13:18; 14:3; 14:28; 15:33; 17:30; 18:20; 18:23; 19:22; 20:18; 27:9
Romans
7:1; 16:25
1 Corinthians
7:39; 16:7
Galatians
4:1; 4:4
1 Thessalonians
5:1
2 Timothy
1:9
Titus
1:2
Hebrews
4:7; 5:12; 11:32
1 Peter
1:17; 1:20; 4:2; 4:3
Jude
1:18; 1:18
Revelation
2:21; 6:11; 10:6; 20:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5550 matches the Greek χρόνος (chronos),
which occurs 53 times in 53 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 - Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:19 - “After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:19 - And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 - So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:57

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:57 - Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:5 - Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him[fn] all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 - And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes,[fn] nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:4 - “And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:9 - Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:6 - When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:33 - Then Jesus said to them,[fn] “I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 - Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:9 - Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:6 - Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:7 - And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 - “Therefore, of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 - “whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 - “But when the time of the promise drew near which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:23 - “Now when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:11 - And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 - “Now for a time of about forty years He put up with their ways in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 - Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:28 - So they stayed there a long time with the disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:33 - And after they had stayed there for a time, they were sent back with greetings from the brethren to the apostles.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:30 - “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:20 - When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:23 - After he had spent some time there, he departed and went over the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:22 - So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, but he himself stayed in Asia for a time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:18 - And when they had come to him, he said to them: “You know, from the first day that I came to Asia, in what manner I always lived among you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 - Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 - Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:25

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:25 - Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:39 - A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:7 - For I do not wish to see you now on the way; but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:1 - Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:4 - But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born[fn] of a woman, born under the law,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:1 - But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:9 - who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:2 - in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:7 - again He designates a certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said:

“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 - For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:32 - And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:17 - And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:20 - He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:2 - that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:3 - For we have spent enough of our past lifetime[fn] in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:18 - how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:21 - “And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent.[fn]

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