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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, , from Homer down, the Sept. for יום, עֵת, etc. time: Hebrews 11:32; Revelation 10:6; χρόνος τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος, the time since the star began to shine (cf. φαίνω, 2 a.), Matthew 2:7; ( 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; 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 54 times in 54 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 2:7–Jde 1:18)

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:7 -

Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:16 -

Then Herod, when he realized that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:19 -

“After a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:19 -

Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot fast while the groom is with them, can they? As long as they have the groom with them, they cannot fast.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:21 -

“How long has this been happening to him? ” Jesus asked his father.

“From childhood,” he said.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:57 -

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:5 -

So he took him up[fn] and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:27 -

When he got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 -

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:4 -

“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect people,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:9 -

Now he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:8 -

Herod was very glad to see Jesus; for a long time he had wanted to see him because he had heard about him and was hoping to see some miracle[fn] performed by him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:6 -

When Jesus saw him lying there and realized he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to get well? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:33 -

Then Jesus said, “I am only with you for a short time. Then I’m going to the one who sent me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:35 -

Jesus answered, “The light will be with you only a little longer. Walk while you have the light so that darkness doesn’t overtake you. The one who walks in darkness doesn’t know where he’s going.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 14:9 -

Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time and you do not know me, Philip? The one who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:6 -

So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:7 -

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:21 -

“Therefore, from among the men who have accompanied us during the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us ​— ​

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:21 -

“Heaven must receive him until the time of the restoration of all things, which God spoke about through his holy prophets from the beginning.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:17 -

“As the time was approaching to fulfill the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people flourished and multiplied in Egypt

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:23 -

“When he was forty years old, he decided to visit his own people, the Israelites.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:11 -

They were attentive to him because he had amazed them with his sorceries for a long time.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 -

“And for about forty years he put up with them[fn] in the wilderness;

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:3 -

So they stayed there a long time and spoke boldly for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace by enabling them to do signs and wonders.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:28 -

And they spent a considerable time with the disciples.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:33 -

After spending some time there, they were sent back in peace by the brothers and sisters to those who had sent them.[fn][fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:30 -

“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:20 -

When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:23 -

After spending some time there, he set out, traveling through one place after another in the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:22 -

After sending to Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:18 -

When they came to him, he said to them, “You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:9 -

By now much time had passed, and the voyage was already dangerous. Since the Day of Atonement[fn] was already over, Paul gave his advice

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 -

Since I am speaking to those who know the law, brothers and sisters, don’t you know that the law rules over someone as long as he lives?

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:25 -

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation about Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept silent for long ages

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:39 -

A wife is bound[fn] as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants ​— ​only in the Lord.

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:7 -

I don’t want to see you now just in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:1 -

Now I say that as long as the heir is a child, he differs in no way from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:4 -

When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:1 -

About the times and the seasons: Brothers and sisters, you do not need anything to be written to you.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 1:9 -

He 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:2 -

in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:7 -

he again specifies a certain day ​— ​today. He specified this speaking through David after such a long time:

Today, if you hear his voice,

do not harden your hearts.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:12 -

Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. You need milk, not solid food.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:32 -

And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:17 -

If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially according to each one’s work, you are to conduct yourselves in reverence during your time living as strangers.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:20 -

He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was revealed in these last times for you.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:2 -

in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:3 -

For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:18 -

They told you, “In the end time there will be scoffers living according to their own ungodly desires.”


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