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καιρός
kairós · Greek · Strong's G2540 · 85 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “due”
What it means
an occasion, i.e. set or proper time
of uncertain affinity;
How the KJV renders it
x always, opportunity, convenient, due season, due, short, while time, a while
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“convenient”
also renders anḗkō (G433), eúkairos (G2121), kathḗkō (G2520)
“opportunity”
also renders eukairía (G2120)
“due season”
also renders môwʻêd (H4150)
“a while”
also renders olígos (G3641)
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Where it appears
85 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:5 · N-GSM
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
1 Corinthians 7:5 · N-ASM
Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
1 Corinthians 7:29 · N-NSM
But I say this, brothers: the time is short. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
1 Peter 1:5 · N-DSM
who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:11 · N-ASM
searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed to when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow them.
1 Peter 4:17 · N-NSM
For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don’t obey the Good News of God?
1 Peter 5:6 N-DSM1 Thessalonians 2:17 N-ASM1 Thessalonians 5:1 N-GPM1 Timothy 2:6 N-DPM1 Timothy 4:1 N-DPM1 Timothy 6:15 N-DPM2 Corinthians 6:2 N-DSM2 Corinthians 8:13 N-DSM2 Thessalonians 2:6 N-DSM2 Timothy 3:1 N-NPM2 Timothy 4:3 N-NSM2 Timothy 4:6 N-NSMActs 1:7 N-APMActs 3:19 N-NPMActs 7:20 N-DSMActs 12:1 N-ASMActs 13:11 N-GSMActs 14:17 N-APMActs 17:26 N-APMActs 19:23 N-ASMActs 24:25 N-ASMColossians 4:5 N-ASMEphesians 1:10 N-GPMEphesians 2:12 N-DSMEphesians 5:16 N-ASMEphesians 6:18 N-DSMGalatians 4:10 N-APMGalatians 6:9 N-DSMGalatians 6:10 N-ASMHebrews 9:9 N-ASMHebrews 9:10 N-GSMHebrews 11:11 N-ASMHebrews 11:15 N-ASMJohn 7:6 N-NSMJohn 7:8 N-NSMLuke 1:20 N-ASMLuke 4:13 N-GSMLuke 8:13 N-ASMLuke 12:42 N-DSMLuke 12:56 N-ASMLuke 13:1 N-DSMLuke 18:30 N-DSMLuke 19:44 N-ASMLuke 20:10 N-DSMLuke 21:8 N-NSMLuke 21:24 N-NPMLuke 21:36 N-DSMMatthew 8:29 N-GSMMatthew 11:25 N-DSMMatthew 12:1 N-DSMMatthew 13:30 N-DSMMatthew 14:1 N-DSMMatthew 16:3 N-GPMMatthew 21:34 N-NSM
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