Strong's Lexicon
G171
G171 — ἀκαίρως
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G171 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀκαίρως |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and G2540 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | akairos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ak-ai'-roce |
| Meaning: | 1. unseasonably 2. untimely |
| KJV Renderings: | out of season |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀκαίρως (καιρός), adverb, unseasonably, (A. V. out of season) (opposed to εὐκαίρως): 2Ti 4:2 (whether seasonable for men or not). (Sir 35:4; (Aeschylus Ag. 808); Plato, de rep. x., p. 606 b.; Tim. 33 a.; 86 c.; Xenophon, Ephesians 5, 7; Josephus, Antiquities 6, 7, 2, others.)
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀκαίρωσ (out of season)
2 Timothy 4:2
- KJV: Preach the word be instant in season out of season reprove rebuke exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine
- GK: κήρυξον τον λόγον επίστηθι ευκαίρως ακαίρως έλεγξον επιτίμησον παρακάλεσον εν πάση μακροθυμία και διδαχή