Strong's Lexicon

G171

G171 — ἀκαίρως

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekakairosadverbOccurrences: 1

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.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

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
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