Strong's Greek · G5550
χρόνος
chrónos
+ years old, season, space, (X often-)time(-s), (a) while
Definition
a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from G2540 (καιρός), which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165 (αἰών), which denotes a particular period) or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay
Derivation
of uncertain derivation;
Appears 54 times in Scripture
“Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.”
“When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.”
“When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.”
“Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.”
“When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?””
“Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.”
“After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.”
“Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.”
“For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,”
“When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).