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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.
“opportunity”
also renders eukairía (G2120)
“due season”
also renders môwʻêd (H4150)
“a while”
also renders olígos (G3641)
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Is the rapture biblical?
- Does the Bible teach predestination?
- Is repentance required for salvation, or is belief alone enough?
Where it appears
85 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 4:5 N-GSM1 Corinthians 7:5 N-ASM1 Corinthians 7:29 N-NSM1 Peter 1:5 N-DSM1 Peter 1:11 N-ASM1 Peter 4:17 N-NSM1 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
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.