Lexical Definition
χρόνος chrónos (khron'-os) time G:N-M
of uncertain derivation
+ years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.
- a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from καιρός, which designates a fixed or special occasion
- and from αἰών, which denotes a particular period) or interval
- by extension, an individual opportunity
- by implication, delay
Abbott-Smith
χρόνος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for יוֹם, also for עֵת, etc. ;]
time (a space of time, whether long or short; cf. Lft., Notes, 70): Mt 2:7, Mk 9:21, Lk 1:57, Ac 3:21 7:17, 23 13:18 17:30 27:9, He 11:32, I Pe 1:17 4:3, Re 10:6; στιγμὴ χρόνου, Lk 4:5; πλήρωμα τοῦ χ., Ga 4:4; ποιεῖν χ., Ac 15:33 18:23; βιῶσαι, I Pe 4:2; διδόναι, Re 2:21; pl., χ. καὶ (ἢ) καιροί (Lft., l.c.), Ac 1:7, I Th 5:1; ἐπ’ ἐσχάτου τῶν χ. (χρόνου), I Pe 1:20, Ju 18; c. prep., ἄχρι, Ac 3:21; διὰ τὸν χ., He 5:12; ἐν χ., Ac 1:6, 21; ἐπὶ (πλείονα) χ., Lk 18:4, Ac 18:20; ἐφ’ ὅσον χ., Ro 7:1, I Co 7:39, Ga 4:1; κατὰ τὸν χ., Mt 2:16; μετὰ τολὺν (τοσοῦτον) χ., Mt 25:19, He 4:7; πρὸ χ. αἰωςίων, II Ti 1:9, Tit 1:2, instr. dat. of extension of time (v. M, Pr., 75, 148; Deiss., LAE, 206), Lk 8:27, 29 Jo 14:9, Ac 8:11, Ro 16:25; acc, of duration of time, Mk 2:19, Lk 20:9, Jo 5:6 7:33 12:35 14:9, Ac 14:3, 28 19:22 20:18, I Co 16:7, Re 6:11.†
SYN.: v.s. καιρός
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 2:7 · 2:16 · 25:19 |
| Mark | 2:19 · 9:21 |
| Luke | 1:57 · 4:5 · 8:27 · 8:29 · 18:4 · 20:9 |
| John | 5:6 · 7:33 · 12:35 · 14:9 |
| Acts | 1:6 · 1:7 · 1:21 · 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 |
| Revelation | 2:21 · 6:11 · 10:6 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
χρόνος, ὁ,
time, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τῶν δὲ πεπραγμένων ἀποίητον οὐδ᾽ ἂν χ. δύναιτο θέμεν τέλος P.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; but in Prose, τοῦ χ. τὸν πλεῖστον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρόνου πολλοῦ δέονται take a long time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b time in the abstract, ἀμερὴς χ. Timo 76; τριμερής [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 a definite time, period, δεκέτης, τρίμηνος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. βίου, ἥβης χ., [Refs 5th c.BC+] with chronological accuracy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς χ. by the dates, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετενεγκόντα τοὺς χ. altering the dates, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρόνων μῆκος (uncertain, to be read χρόνου) [Refs 6th c.AD+]
__2.b date, term of payment due, [Refs]
__2.c year, Ἑλληνικά 1.233 [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__2.d equatorial degree, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 Special phrases:
__3.a accusative, χρόνον for a while, for a long or short time, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πολὺν χρόνον for a long time, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐς τὸν αἰὲν χ. for ever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ πολὺς χ. ἐξ οὗ[χρόνος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 600 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἦν χρόνος ἐν ᾧ.., or ὅτε.., Linusap.[Refs 5th c.BC+]once for all, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3.b genitive, χρόνου περιιόντος as time came round, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so χ. ἐπιγενομένου, διεξελθόντος, προβαίνοντος, [Refs]; χρόνου γενομένου after a time, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ὀλίγου χρόνου in a short time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ μακροῦ χ., τοῦ λοιποῦ χ., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πόσου χ.; after how long? [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3.c dative, χρόνῳ in process of time, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; χρόνῳ, χρόνοις ὕστερον, long after, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ χρόνῳ immediately, Ps.Democr.Alch.p.49B.: also with Article, τῷ χ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3.d ὁ ἄλλος χ., in Attic dialect, of past time, [Refs 4th c.BC+] of future, see at {λοιπός} 3; so χ. ἐφέρπων, ἐπαντέλλων, μέλλων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also κατὰ χ. ἱκνούμενον or κατὰ χ. [τὸν] ἱ. at a later (or the fitting) time, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__4 with Preps.:—ἀνὰ χρόνον in course of time, after a time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.b ἀφ᾽ οὗ χρόνου from such time as.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.c διὰ χρόνου after a time, after an interval, [χρόνος.. διὰ χρόνου προὔβαινέ μοι">Refs 5th c.BC+] means one space of time after another, day after day, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.d ἐκ πολλοῦ τευ χ. a long time since, long ago, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.e ἐν χρόνῳ, like{χρόνῳ}, in course of time, at length, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; for a long time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν χρόνοισι perhaps formerly, [[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.f ἐντὸς χρόνου within a certain time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4.g ἐπὶ χρόνον for a time, for a while, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; παυρίδιον or παῦρον ἐπὶ χ., [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__4.h ἐς χρόνον hereafter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__i μετὰ χρόνον after a time, [Refs]; μέχρι τοῦ αὐτοῦ χ. up to the same time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__k πρὸ τοῦ καθήκοντος χ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__l σὺν (ξὺν) χρόνῳ, like{χρόνῳ} or διὰ χρόνου, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__m ὑπὸ χρόνου by lapse of time, [Refs 5th c.BC+] about the same time, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II lifetime, age, ὁ μακρὸς ἀνθρώπων χρόνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοσόσδε τῷ χ. so far gone in years, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III season or portion of the year, περιγράψαι τοῦ ἔτους χρόνον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV delay, οὐδ᾽ ἐποίησαν (perhaps ἐνεποίησαν) χ. οὐδένα [Refs 4th c.BC+]linger, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; χρόνους ἐμποιεῖν to interpose delays, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__V Grammars,
__V.1 tense of a verb, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__V.2 time or quantity of a syllable, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of the augment, [Refs]
__V.3 in Rhythmic and Music, time, διαιρεῖται ὁ χ. ὑπὸ τῶν ῥυθμιζομένων [Refs 4th c.BC+] W., etc.; ὁ πρῶτος [χ.] time-unit, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; χρόνος κενός [Refs 4th c.BC+]