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χρόνος
chrónos · Greek · Strong's G5550 · 54 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “time”
What it means
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540 (καιρός), which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165 (αἰών), which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
of uncertain derivation;
How the KJV renders it
season, space, time, 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.
“time”
also renders
hṓra (G5610), geneá (G1074), deúteros (G1208), hēméra (G2250), zᵉmân (H2165), zᵉmân (H2166), yôwm (H3118), môwʻêd (H4150), môneh (H4489), ʻiddân (H5732), rêʼshîyth (H7225), regel (H7272), shilshôwm (H8032)“season”
also renders
hṓra (G5610), artýō (G741), zᵉmân (H2165), zᵉmân (H2166)Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
54 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 7:39 · N-ASM
A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 16:7 · N-ASM
For I do not wish to see you now in passing, but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
1 Peter 1:17 · N-ASM
If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear,
1 Peter 1:20 · N-GPM
who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,
1 Peter 4:2 · N-ASM
that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
1 Peter 4:3 · N-NSM
For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
1 Thessalonians 5:1 N-GPM2 Timothy 1:9 N-GPMActs 1:6 N-DSMActs 1:7 N-APMActs 1:21 N-DSMActs 3:21 N-GPMActs 7:17 N-NSMActs 7:23 N-NSMActs 8:11 N-DSMActs 13:18 N-ASMActs 14:3 N-ASMActs 14:28 N-ASMActs 15:33 N-ASMActs 17:30 N-APMActs 18:20 N-ASMActs 18:23 N-ASMActs 19:22 N-ASMActs 20:18 N-ASMActs 27:9 N-GSMGalatians 4:1 N-ASMGalatians 4:4 N-GSMHebrews 4:7 N-ASMHebrews 5:12 N-ASMHebrews 11:32 N-NSMJohn 5:6 N-ASMJohn 7:33 N-ASMJohn 12:35 N-ASMJohn 14:9 N-DSMJude 1:18 N-GSMLuke 1:57 N-NSMLuke 4:5 N-GSMLuke 8:27 N-DSMLuke 8:29 N-DPMLuke 18:4 N-ASMLuke 20:9 N-APMLuke 23:8 N-GPMMatthew 2:7 N-ASMMatthew 2:16 N-ASMMatthew 25:19 N-ASMMark 2:19 N-ASMMark 9:21 N-NSMRevelation 2:21 N-ASMRevelation 6:11 N-ASMRevelation 10:6 N-NSMRevelation 20:3 N-ASMRomans 7:1 N-ASMRomans 16:25 N-DPMTitus 1:2 N-GPM
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.