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καιρός G2540
G2540 is the Greek word καιρός, transliterated kairós. The King James Version most often renders it time.
What it means
an occasion, i.e. set or proper time.
Where it comes from
of uncertain affinity.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 76 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: X always, opportunity, (convenient, due) season, (due, short, while) time, a while.
Verses using καιρός
The first 40 of 71 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 11:25 · KJV
At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Matthew 12:1 · KJV
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.
Matthew 13:30 · KJV
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Matthew 14:1 · KJV
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
Matthew 21:34 · KJV
And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
Matthew 26:18 · KJV
And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
Mark 1:15 · KJV
And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Mark 10:30 · KJV
But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
Mark 11:13 · KJV
And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Mark 12:2 · KJV
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
Mark 13:33 · KJV
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
Luke 8:13 · KJV
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Luke 13:1 · KJV
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
Luke 18:30 · KJV
Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Luke 19:44 · KJV
And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Luke 20:10 · KJV
And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
Luke 21:8 · KJV
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Luke 21:24 · KJV
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Luke 21:36 · KJV
Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
John 5:4 · KJV
For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
John 7:6 · KJV
Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
John 7:8 · KJV
Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.
Acts 1:7 · KJV
And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
Acts 3:19 · KJV
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Acts 7:20 · KJV
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
Acts 12:1 · KJV
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
Acts 13:11 · KJV
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Acts 14:17 · KJV
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Acts 17:26 · KJV
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Acts 19:23 · KJV
And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.
Acts 24:25 · KJV
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Romans 3:26 · KJV
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Romans 5:6 · KJV
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 8:18 · KJV
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Romans 9:9 · KJV
For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.
Romans 11:5 · KJV
Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Romans 13:11 · KJV
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
1 Corinthians 4:5 · KJV
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
1 Corinthians 7:5 · KJV
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
1 Corinthians 7:29 · KJV
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
Common questions
What does Strong's G2540 mean?
G2540 is the Greek word καιρός (kairós), meaning an occasion, i.e. set or proper time.
How is G2540 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it time (48 times), times (10 times), season (5 times), seasons (3 times), always (2 times), among others.
How many times does G2540 appear in the Bible?
καιρός (kairós) is tagged in 71 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2540 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: of uncertain affinity.
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