- Transliteration: Chronos

- Phonetic: khron'-os

- Definition:

1. time either long or short

- Origin: of uncertain derivation

- TDNT entry: 18:41,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of uncertain derivation; a space of time (in genitive case and thus properly distinguished from G2540" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2540 which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from G165" class="dictionary-topic-link">G165 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.