Unseasonably
ἀκαίρωςStrong’s G0171akairōs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Akairōs is the Greek word usually translated “out of season”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.”
Meaning
Usually translated “out of season”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- out of season 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀκαίρως akairōs · unseasonably
ἀκαίρως, adv. (ἄκαιρος, unseasonable), [in LXX: Si 35 (32):4 * ;] out of season, unseasonably: opposite to εὐκαίρως (which see), 2Ti.4:2 (cf. Cremer, 740; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “unseasonably” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
UNSE'ASONABLY, adverb
Not seasonably; not in due time, or not in the usual time; not in the time best adapted to success.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.