- Transliteration: Kairos

- Phonetic: kahee-ros'

- Definition:

1. due measure

2. a measure of time, a larger or smaller portion of time, hence:

a. a fixed and definite time, the time when things are brought to crisis, the decisive epoch waited for

b. opportune or seasonable time

c. the right time

d. a limited period of time

e. to what time brings, the state of the times, the things and events of time

- Origin: of uncertain affinity

- TDNT entry: 10:35,4

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; an occasion that is set or proper time: - X always opportunity (convenient due) season (due short while) time a while. Compare G5550" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5550.