Mark 13:33:8Mark.13.33.W8TAB
καιρός
kairos
“time”
- Transliteration
- kai-ROS
- Extended
- kai-ROHS
- IPA
- /kaiˈros/
Meaning by language
- English
- time
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kai-ROS
- sentence
BLE-pe-te a-gryp-NEI-te ouk OI-da-te gar PO-te ho kai-ROS es-TIN
Exegesis
The noun phrase ho kairos {ὁ καιρός | ho kai-rós} designates a specific, appointed time, with the article marking it as a definite eschatological moment in context.
Root and etymology
kairoskappa–alpha–iota–rho–omicron–sigma
“decisive point, appointed time”
In context — Mark 13:33
Watch, stay awake , for you do not know when the appointed time is.
About this coordinate
Mark 13:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 13:33, so the Greek word καιρός (kairos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Mark.13.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.33.W8.S1) and character.