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πρόσκαιρος G4340

G4340 is the Greek word πρόσκαιρος, transliterated próskairos. The King James Version most often renders it while.

Word: πρόσκαιροςTransliteration: próskairosLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

for the occasion only, i.e. temporary.

Where it comes from

from G4314 (πρός) and G2540 (καιρός).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

while 1×time 1×temporal 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: dur-(eth) for awhile, endure for a time, for a season, temporal.

Verses using πρόσκαιρος

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 13:21 · KJV

Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

Mark 4:17 · KJV

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

2 Corinthians 4:18 · KJV

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Common questions

What does Strong's G4340 mean?

G4340 is the Greek word πρόσκαιρος (próskairos), meaning for the occasion only, i.e. temporary.

How is G4340 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it while (1 time), time (1 time), temporal (1 time).

How many times does G4340 appear in the Bible?

πρόσκαιρος (próskairos) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G4340 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G4314 (πρός) and G2540 (καιρός).

Nearby entries

G4337 · προσέχω — (figuratively) to hold the mind (3563…G4338 · προσηλόω — to peg to, i.e. spike fast G4339 · προσήλυτος — an arriver from a foreign region, i.e…G4341 · προσκαλέομαι — to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite G4342 · προσκαρτερέω — to be earnest towards, i.e. (to a thing) to…G4343 · προσκαρτέρησις — persistancy

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