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Kairos (καιρός) is an ancient Greek word meaning the right or opportune moment (the supreme moment).
Description
The ancient Greeks had two words for time, kairos and chronos.
- Kairos signifies a time lapse, a moment of indeterminate time in which everything happens.
- Chronos refers to chronological or sequential time.
While chronos is quantitative, kairos has a qualitative, permanent nature.
Other uses
Kairos also means season in ancient Greek, and weather in modern Greek.
The plural, καιροί (kairoi (Ancient Gk. and Mod. Gk.)) means the times (compare Zeitgeist).
