χρόνος

χρόνος — chrónos

χρόνος, χρόνου, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for יום, עֵת, etc. time: Heb 11:32; Rev 10:6; ὁ χρόνος τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος, the time since the star began to shine (cf. φαίνω, 2 a.), Mat 2:7; (ὁ χρόνος τοῦ τεκεῖν αὐτήν (Gen 25:24), Luk 1:57 (Buttmann, 267 (230); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 44, 4 a.)); τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, Act 7:17; τῆς παροικίας, 1Pe 1:17; χρονοι ἀποκαταστάσεως, Act 3:21; οἱ χρονοι τῆς ἀγνοίας, Act 17:30; χρόνου διαγενομένου, Act 27:9; πόσος χρόνος ἐστιν, ὡς τοῦτο γέγονεν, Mar 9:21; ὁ παρεληλυθώς χρόνος, 1Pe 4:3 (where Rec. adds τοῦ βίου); τεσσαρακονταετής, Act 7:23; Act 13:18; στιγμή χρόνου, Luk 4:5; πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, Gal 4:4; ποιεῖν ((which see, II. d.) to spend) χρόνον, Act 15:33; Act 18:23; βιῶσαι τόν ἐπίλοιπον χρόνον, 1Pe 4:2; διδόναι χρόνον τίνι (i. e. a space of time, respite), ἵνα etc. Rev 2:21 ((Josephus, b. j. 4, 3, 10)); plural joined with καιροί, Act 1:7; 1Th 5:1 (see καιρός, 2 e., p. 319a); ἐπ' ἐσχάτων (L T Tr WH ἐσχάτου) τῶν χρόνων (see ἔσχατος, 1 at the end), 1Pe 1:20; (add, ἐπ' ἐσχάτου τοῦ (Tr WH omit τοῦ) χρόνου, Jud 1:18 L T Tr WH). with prepositions: ἄχρι, Act 3:21; διά τόν χρόνον, on account of the length of time, Heb 5:12 (Polybius 2, 21, 2; Alciphron 1, 26, 9); ἐκ χρόνων ἱκανῶν, for a long time, Luk 8:27 (R G L Tr marginal reading (see below)); ἐν χρόνῳ, Act 1:6; Act 1:21; ἐν ἐσχάτῳ χρόνῳ, Jud 1:18 Rec.; ἐπί χρόνον (A. V. for a while), Luk 18:4; ἐπί πλείονα χρόνον (A. V. a longer time), Act 18:20; ἐφ' ὅσον χρόνον for so long time as, so long as, Rom 7:1; 1Co 7:39; Gal 4:1; κατά τόν χρόνον, according to (the relations of) the time, Mat 2:16; μετά πολύν χρόνον, Mat 25:19; μετά τοσοῦτον χρόνον Heb 4:7; πρό χρόνων αἰωνίων (R. V. before times eternal), 2Ti 1:9; Tit 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, Luk 8:27 T Tr text WH); ἱκανῷ χρόνῳ, Act 8:11; (τοσούτῳ χρόνῳ, Joh 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.), Luk 8:29; αἰωνίοις (R. V. through times eternal), Rom 16:25. the accusative is used in answer to the question how long: χρόνον, for a while, Act 19:22. Rev 6:11 (where in R L T Tr WH μικρόν is added); also χρόνον τινα (A. V. a while), 1Co 16:7; ὅσον χρόνον (A. V. while), Mar 2:19; χρόνους ἱκανούς, for a long time, Luk 20:9; μικρόν χρόνον, Joh 7:33; Joh 12:35; Rev 20:3; πολύν χρόνον Joh 5:6; τοσοῦτον χρόνον, Joh 14:9 (R G Tr text WH text); ἱκανόν (A. V. long time), Act 14:3; οὐκ ὀλίγον (R. V. no little time), Act 14:28; τόν πάντα χρόνον, Act 20:18. (On the ellipsis of χρόνος in such phrases as ἀφ' οὗ, ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς (Luk 7:11 L marginal reading Tr text WH text), ἐν τῷ καθεξῆς (Luk 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.)