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Strong's #5550 - χρόνος
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χρόνος, ὁ,
time, Hom. (v. infr.), etc.: dist. fr. καιρός, D. 59.35, cf. Ammon. Diff. p.79 V.; τῶν δὲ πεπραγμένων ἀποίητον οὐδ' ἂν χ. δύναιτο θέμεν τέλος P. O. 2.17; μυρίος χ. Id. I. 5(4).28, S. OC 618; μακρὸς κἀναρίθμητος χ. Id. Aj. 646; ὁ πᾶς χ. Pi. P. 1.46, cf. A. Eu. 484; πρόπας χ. ib. 898; ἐς τὸ πᾶν χρόνου ib. 670; but in Prose, τοῦ χ. τὸν πλεῖστον Th. 1.30, cf. Isoc. 9.41; τὸν πρῶτον τοῦ χ. X. Lac. 1.5; τὸν δι' αἰῶνος χ. A. Ag. 554; χρόνου πολλοῦ δέονται take a long time, X. Smp. 2.4, etc.; δότε τι τῷ χ. Antipho 5.86. time in the abstract, ἀμερὴς χ. Timo 76; τριμερής S.E. M. 10.197, cf. Plu. 2.153b; defined by Zeno Stoic. 1.26, Apollod. ib. 3.260.
2. a definite time, period, δεκέτης, τρίμηνος, S. Ph. 715 (lyr.), Tr. 164; χ. βίου, ἥβης χ., E. Alc. 670, El. 20; πολὺν ἀριθμὸν χρόνου γεγονότες Aeschin. 1.49: pl., of points or periods of time, τοῖς χ. ἀκριβῶς with chronological accuracy, Th. 1.97; τοῖς χ. by the dates, Isoc. 11.36; μετενεγκόντα τοὺς χ. altering the dates, D. 18.225; μακρῶν καὶ πολλῶν χρόνων Pl. Lg. 798b; τεσσαράκοντα χρόνους ἐνιαυτῶν IG 5(1).728.7 (Sparta), cf. 14.1747.3 (Rome); χρόνων μῆκος (dub., leg. χρόνου) Chor. 35.51 p.403 F.-R. date, term of payment due, Leg.Gort. 1.10, al. year, Ἑλληνικά 1.233 (Rhamnus, i B. C.), PLond. 2.417.14 (iv A. D.), App.Anth. 6.154.1 (leg. εἷς ἔτι), Ps.- Ptol. Centil. 24, cf. EM 254.13. equatorial degree, Ptol. Tetr. 44, Paul.Al. A. 2, al., Cat.Cod.Astr. 5(1).240.
3. Special phrases: acc., χρόνον for a while, for a long or short time, Od. 4.599, 6.295, Hdt. 1.175, 7.223, etc.; πολὺν χρόνον for a long time, Od. 11.161; δηρὸν χ. Il. 14.206; οὐκ ὀλίγον χ. 19.157; τοῦτον τὸν χ. Hdt. 1.75; ἐς τὸν αἰὲν χ. for ever, E. Or. 207 (lyr.); οὐ πολὺς χ. ἐξ οὗ.. Pl.R. 452c; παλαιὸς ἀφ' οὗ χρόνος S. Aj. 600 (lyr.); ἦν χρόνος ἐν ᾧ.., or ὅτε.., Linusap. D.L. Prooem. 4, Critias 25.1 D.; ἕνα χ. once for all, Il. 15.511. gen., χρόνου περιιόντος as time came round, Hdt. 4.155; so χ. ἐπιγενομένου, διεξελθόντος, προβαίνοντος, Id. 1.28, 2.52, 3.53; χρόνου γενομένου after a time, D.S. 20.109; ὀλίγου χρόνου in a short time, Hdt. 3.134; πολλοῦ.. οὐχ ἑόρακά πω χρόνου Ar. Pl. 98; οὐ μακροῦ χ., τοῦ λοιποῦ χ., S. El. 478 (lyr.), 817; βαιοῦ κοὐχὶ μυρίου χ. Id. OC 397; ποίου χρόνου; A. Ag. 278; πόσου χ.; after how long? Ar. Ach. 83. dat., χρόνῳ in process of time, Xenoph. 18, Hdt. 1.80, 176, al.: freq. in Trag., as A. Ag. 126, 463, Ch. 650 (all lyr.); also χρόνῳ κοτέ Hdt. 9.62; τῷ χ. ποτέ Ar. Nu. 865; χρόνῳ, χρόνοις ὕστερον, long after, Th. 1.8, Lys. 3.39; οὐ χρόνῳ immediately, Ps. Democr. Alch. p. 49B.: also c. Art., τῷ χ. Ar. Nu. 66, 1242. ὁ ἄλλος χ., in Att., of past time, D. 20.16, ὁ λοιπὸς χ., of future, v. λοιπός 3; so χ. ἐφέρπων, ἐπαντέλλων, μέλλων, Pi. O. 6.97, 8.28, 10(11).7; also κατὰ χ. ἱκνούμενον or κατὰ χ. [τὸν] ἱ. at a later (or the fitting) time, Ant.Lib. 27.4 (cf. ἱκνέομαι 111.2).
4. with Preps.: — ἀνὰ χρόνον in course of time, after a time, Hdt. 1.173, 2.151, 5.27, al. ἀφ' οὗ χρόνου from such time as.., X. Cyr. 1.2.13. διὰ χρόνου after a time, after an interval, S. Ph. 758, Ar. Lys. 904, Pl. 1055, Th. 2.94; διὰ χρόνου πολλοῦ Hdt. 3.27; διὰ π. χ. Ar. V. 1476; διὰ μακρῶν χρόνων Pl. Ti. 22d: but χρόνος.. διὰ χρόνου προὔβαινέ μοι means one space of time after another, day after day, S. Ph. 285. ἐκ πολλοῦ τευ χ. a long time since, long ago, Hdt. 2.58. ἐν χρόνῳ, like χρόνῳ, in course of time, at length, A. Eu. 1000 (lyr.); for a long time, Pl. Phdr. 278d; ἐν πολλῷ χρόνῳ ib. 228a; ἐν χρόνοισι perh. formerly, [ Emp. ] Sphaer. 108 (leg. Κάρπιμος). ἐντὸς χρόνου within a certain time, Hdt. 8.104. ἐπὶ χρόνον for a time, for a while, Il. 2.299, Od. 14.193, Hdt. 1.116; πολλὸν ἐπὶ χ. Od. 12.407; χρόνον ἐπὶ μακρόν Hdt. 1.81; παυρίδιον or παῦρον ἐπὶ χ., Hes. Op. 133, 326. ἐς χρόνον hereafter, Hdt. 3.72, 9.89. i μετὰ χρόνον after a time, Id. 2.52, etc.; μέχρι τοῦ αὐτοῦ χ. up to the same time, Th. 1.13. πρὸ τοῦ καθήκοντος χ. Aeschin. 3.126; so τοῦ χρόνου πρόσθεν S. Ant. 461. σὺν (ξὺν) χρόνῳ, like χρόνῳ or διὰ χρόνου, A. Ag. 1378, Eu. 555 (lyr.). ὑπὸ χρόνου by lapse of time, Th. 1.21: but ὑπὸ αὐτὸν τὸν χ. about the same time, Hdt. 7.165, cf. Th. 1.100 (pl.).
II lifetime, age, ὁ μακρὸς ἀνθρώπων χρόνος S. Ph. 306; χρόνῳ παλαιοί Id. OC 112; χρόνῳ μείων ib. 374; τοσόσδε τῷ χ. so far gone in years, Pl. Ax. 365b; χρόνῳ βραδύς S. OC 875.
III season or portion of the year, περιγράψαι τοῦ ἔτους χρόνον X. Mem. 1.4.12. delay, οὐδ' ἐποίησαν (fort. ἐνεποίησαν) χ. οὐδένα D. 19.163; χρόνον δ' αἱ νύκτες ἔχοντι linger, Theoc. 21.25; χρόνους ἐμποιεῖν to interpose delays, D. 23.93. Gramm., 1 tense of a verb, D.H. Th. 24, A.D. Adv. 123.17, D.T. 638.3.
2. time or quantity of a syllable, Longin. 39.4, A.D. Synt. 130.4, al.: βραχὺς χ. a short syllable, ib. 309.23; of the augment, ib. 237.10.
3. in Rhythmic and Music, time, διαιρεῖται ὁ χ. ὑπὸ τῶν ῥυθμιζομένων Aristox. Rhyth. p.79 W., etc.; ὁ πρῶτος [χ. ] time-unit, ibid., Aristid. Quint. 1.14, etc.; χρόνος κενός ib.18: freq. in pl., λέξις εἰς χρόνους τεθεῖσα διαφέροντας Aristox. Rhyth. p.77 W., cf. Anon.Rhythm. Oxy. 9ii6; [ μέτρα] προχωρεῖ ἕως λ χρόνων Aristid.Quint. 1.23.
χρόνος, χρόνου, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for יום, עֵת, etc. time: Hebrews 11:32; Revelation 10:6; ὁ χρόνος τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος, the time since the star began to shine (cf. φαίνω, 2 a.), Matthew 2:7; (ὁ χρόνος τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν (Genesis 25:24), Luke 1:57 (Buttmann, 267 (230); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 4 a.)); τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, Acts 7:17; τῆς παροικίας, 1 Peter 1:17; χρονοι ἀποκαταστάσεως, Acts 3:21; οἱ χρονοι τῆς ἀγνοίας, Acts 17:30; χρόνου διαγενομένου, Acts 27:9; πόσος χρόνος ἐστιν, ὡς τοῦτο γέγονεν, Mark 9:21; ὁ παρεληλυθώς χρόνος, 1 Peter 4:3 (where Rec. adds τοῦ βίου); τεσσαρακονταετής, Acts 7:23; Acts 13:18; στιγμή χρόνου, Luke 4:5; πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, Galatians 4:4; ποιεῖν ((which see, II. d.) to spend) χρόνον, Acts 15:33; Acts 18:23; βιῶσαι τόν ἐπίλοιπον χρόνον, 1 Peter 4:2; διδόναι χρόνον τίνι (i. e. a space of time, respite), ἵνα etc. Revelation 2:21 ((Josephus, b. j. 4, 3, 10)); plural joined with καιροί, Acts 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1 (see καιρός, 2 e., p. 319a); ἐπ' ἐσχάτων (L T Tr WH ἐσχάτου) τῶν χρόνων (see ἔσχατος, 1 at the end), 1 Peter 1:20; (add, ἐπ' ἐσχάτου τοῦ (Tr WH omit τοῦ) χρόνου, Jude 1:18 L T Tr WH). with prepositions: ἄχρι, Acts 3:21; διά τόν χρόνον, on account of the length of time, Hebrews 5:12 (Polybius 2, 21, 2; Alciphron 1, 26, 9); ἐκ χρόνων ἱκανῶν, for a long time, Luke 8:27 (R G L Tr marginal reading (see below)); ἐν χρόνῳ, Acts 1:6, 21; ἐν ἐσχάτῳ χρόνῳ, Jude 1:18 Rec.; ἐπί χρόνον (A. V. for a while), Luke 18:4; ἐπί πλείονα χρόνον (A. V. a longer time), Acts 18:20; ἐφ' ὅσον χρόνον for so long time as, so long as, Romans 7:1; 1 Corinthians 7:39; Galatians 4:1; κατά τόν χρόνον, according to (the relations of) the time, Matthew 2:16; μετά πολύν χρόνον, Matthew 25:19; μετά τοσοῦτον χρόνον Hebrews 4:7; πρό χρόνων αἰωνίων (R. V. before times eternal), 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 1:2. the dative is used to express the time during which something occurs (dative of duration of time, cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 9; (Buttmann, § 133, 26)): (χρόνῳ ἱκανῷ, for a long time, Luke 8:27 T Tr text WH); ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ, Acts 8:11; (τοσούτῳ χρόνῳ, John 14:9 L T Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading); πολλοῖς χρόνοις (R. V. marginal reading of a long time (A. V. oftentimes); cf. πολύς, c.), Luke 8:29; αἰωνίοις (R. V. through times eternal), Romans 16:25. the accusative is used in answer to the question how long: χρόνον, for a while, Acts 19:22. Revelation 6:11 (where in R L T Tr WH μικρόν is added); also χρόνον τινα (A. V. a while), 1 Corinthians 16:7; ὅσον χρόνον (A. V. while), Mark 2:19; χρόνους ἱκανούς, for a long time, Luke 20:9; μικρόν χρόνον, John 7:33; John 12:35; Revelation 20:3; πολύν χρόνον John 5:6; τοσοῦτον χρόνον, John 14:9 (R G Tr text WH text); ἱκανόν (A. V. long time), Acts 14:3; οὐκ ὀλίγον (R. V. no little time), Acts 14:28; τόν πάντα χρόνον, Acts 20:18. (On the ellipsis of χρόνος in such phrases as ἀφ' οὗ, ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς (Luke 7:11 L marginal reading Tr text WH text), ἐν τῷ καθεξῆς (Luke 8:1), ἐξ ἱκανοῦ, etc., see ἀπό, I. 4 b., p. 58b top, ἑξῆς, καθεξῆς, ἐκ IV. 1, etc. Synonym: see καιρός, at the end; cf. αἰών, at the end.)
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χρόνος , -ου , ὁ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H3117, also for H6256, etc.;]
time (a space of time, whether long or short; cf. Lft., Notes, 70): Matthew 2:7, Mark 9:21, Luke 1:57, Acts 3:21; Acts 7:17; Acts 7:23; Acts 13:18; Acts 17:30; Acts 27:9, Hebrews 11:32, 1 Peter 1:17; 1 Peter 4:3, Revelation 10:6; στιγμὴ χρόνου , Luke 4:5; πλήρωμα τοῦ χ ., Galatians 4:4; ποιεῖν χ ., Acts 15:33; Acts 18:23; βιῶσαι , 1 Peter 4:2; διδόναι , Revelation 2:21; pl., χ . καὶ (ἢ ) καιροί (Lft., l.c.), Acts 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:1; ἐπ᾿ ἐσχάτου τῶν χ . (χρόνου ), 1 Peter 1:20, Judges 1:18; c. prep., ἄχρι , Acts 3:21; διὰ τὸν χ ., Hebrews 5:12; ἐν χ ., Acts 1:6; Acts 1:21; ἐπὶ (πλείονα ) χ ., Luke 18:4, Acts 18:20; ἐφ᾿ ὅσον χ ., Romans 7:1, 1 Corinthians 7:39, Galatians 4:1; κατὰ τὸν χ ., Matthew 2:16; μετὰ τολὺν (τοσοῦτον ) χ ., Matthew 25:19, Hebrews 4:7; πρὸ χ . αἰωςίων , 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 1:2, instr. dat. of extension of time (v. M, Pr., 75, 148; Deiss., LAE, 206), Luke 8:27; Luke 8:29 John 14:9, Acts 8:11, Romans 16:25; acc, of duration of time, Mark 2:19, Luke 20:9, John 5:6; John 7:33; John 12:35; John 14:9, Acts 14:3; Acts 14:28; Acts 19:22; Acts 20:18, 1 Corinthians 16:7, Revelation 6:11.†
SYN.: see καιρός G2540.
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