Strong's Concordance/Greek/G5550

Strong's G5550 · Greek

χρόνος

chronos · /khron'-os/

Number
G5550
Language
Greek
Original word
χρόνος
Transliteration
chronos
Pronunciation
khron'-os
KJV occurrences
48 verses

Definition

of uncertain derivation; a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from 2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from 165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay:--+ years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.

KJV: + years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while

Root / derivation: of uncertain derivation

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered χρόνος across 48 verses.

time28×
times5×
began3×
season3×
while3×
space2×
ago1×
long1×
old1×
seasons1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

48 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Matthew3 verses
Mark1 verse
Luke5 verses
John4 verses
Acts17 verses
Acts 1:6

When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

Acts 1:7

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 1:21

Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

Acts 3:21

Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

Acts 7:17

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

Acts 7:23

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

Acts 8:11

And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

Acts 13:18

And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. suffered: or bore, or fed them as a nurse beareth, or feedeth, her child

Acts 14:3

Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

Acts 14:28

And there they abode long time with the disciples.

Acts 15:33

And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

Acts 17:30

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Acts 18:20

When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

Acts 18:23

And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

Acts 19:22

So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

Acts 20:18

And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

Acts 27:9

Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, the fast: the fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month

Romans1 verse
1 Corinthians1 verse
Galatians1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 verse
2 Timothy1 verse
Titus1 verse
Hebrews3 verses
1 Peter4 verses
Jude1 verse
Revelation4 verses
Revelation 2:21

And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Revelation 6:11

And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

Revelation 10:6

And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

Revelation 20:3

And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's G5550 (chronos) mean?

of uncertain derivation; a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from 2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from 165, which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay:--+ years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while.

How many times does G5550 appear in the Bible?

Strong's G5550 (χρόνος) appears in 48 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “time.”

How is chronos translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's G5550 is rendered as “time” (28×), “times” (5×), “began” (3×), “season” (3×), among other words.

Where does the Greek word χρόνος come from?

of uncertain derivation