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καιρός , ,
II. of Place, vital part of the body (cf. “καίριος1), “ἐς καιρὸν τυπείςE.Andr.1120.
III. more freq. of Time, exact or critical time, season, opportunity, Χρόνου κ. S.El. 1292: usu. alone, κ. [ἐστιν] ἐν Χρόνος οὐ πολὺς κτλ. Hp. Praec.<*>, cf. Chrysipp. et Archig. ap. Daremberg Notices etextr. des MSS. médicaux 1p.200; “κ. ὀξύςHp.Aph.1.1; κ. πρὸς ἀνθρώπων βραχὺ μέτρον ἔχει 'time and tide wait for no man', Pi.P.4.286; κ. ὄλβου, = καίριος ὄλβος, Id.N.7.58; δηλοῦν, τι περ δύναται κ. Ar.Ec.576 codd. (sed leg. δύνασαι; τίνα κ. τοῦ παρόντος βελτίω ζητεῖτε; D.3.16; κ. δόσιος for giving, Hp.Acut.20; κ. τοῦ ποτισμοῦ, τῆς τρύγης, BGU1003.12 (iii B. C.), PStrassb.1.8 (V A. D.); “τὰ ἐκ τοῦ κ. προγινόμεναPlb.6.32.3; καιρὸν παριέναι to let the time go by, Th.4.27 (so in pl., “τοὺς κ. παριέναιPl.R.374c; “τοὺς κ. ὑφαιρεῖσθαιAeschin.3.66); “κ. τῶν πραγμάτων τοῖς ἐναντίοις καθυφιέναι καὶ προδοῦναιD.19.6; καιροῦ τοῦ κ.)“ τυχεῖνE.Hec. 593, Pl.Lg.687a, Men.Mon.281; “καιρὸν εἰληφέναιLys.13.6 (but “καιρὸς ἐλάμβανεTh.2.34; cf. “καιροῦ διδόντοςLib.Or.45.7); “καιροῦ λαβέσθαιLuc.Tim.13; “καιρὸν ἁρπάσαιPlu.Phil.15; “κ. τηρεῖνArist.Rh. 1382b11; “καιρῷ ΧρήσασθαιPlu.Pyrrh.7; καιρῷ Χειμῶνος ξυλλαβέσθαι co-operate with the occurrence of a storm, Pl.Lg.709c; ἔχει κ. τι it happens in season, Th.1.42, etc.; κ. ἔχειν τοῦ εὖ οἰκεῖν to be the chief cause of . ., Pl.R.421a; “ὑμέας καιρός ἐστι προβοηθῆσαιHdt.8.144, cf. A.Pr.523, etc.; “νῦν κ. ἔρδεινS.El.1368: sts. c. Art., “ἀλλ᾽ ἔσθ᾽ κ . . . ξένους . . τυγχάνειν τὰ πρόσφοραA.Ch.710; “ κ. ἐστι μὴ μέλλειν ἔτιAr. Th.661, cf.Pl.255.
2. season, πᾶσιν καιροῖς at all seasons of the year, IG14.1018, cf. LXX Ge.1.14, Ph.1.13, Porph. ap. Eus.PE3.11; κ. ἔτους, later Gr. for Att. ὥρα ἔτους, acc. to Moer.424; time of day, Philostr.VA6.14.
b. critical times, periodic states, “καιροὶ σωμάτωνArist.Pol.1335a41.
3. generally, time, period, “κατὰ τὸν κ. τοῦτονPlb.27.1.7; “κατ᾽ ἐκεῖνο καιροῦConon 3, al.: more freq. in pl., κατὰ τούτους τοὺς κ. Arist.Ath.23.2, al., cf. Plb.2.39.1; τὰ κατὰ καιρούς chronological sequence of events, Id.5.33.5; ἐν τοῖς πάλαι, ἐντοῖς μεταξὺ κ., Phld.Rh.1.28,363 S.
4. in pl., οἱ καιροί the times, i. e. the state of affairs, freq. in bad sense, ἐν τοῖς μεγίστοις κ. at the most critical times, X.HG6.5.33, cf. D.20.44; “περιστάντων τῇ πόλει κ. δυσκόλωνIG22.682.33, etc.: also in sg., X.An.3.1.44, D.17.9; ἔσχατος κ. extreme danger, Plb.29.27.12, etc.; “καιρῷ δουλεύεινAP9.441 (Pall.).
IV. advantage, profit, τινος of or from a thing, Pi.O.2.54, P.1.57; εἴ τοι ἐς κ. ἔσται ταῦτα τελεόμενα to his advantage, Hdt.1.206; ἐπὶ σῷ κ. S.Ph.151 (lyr.); τίνα κ. με διδάσκεις; A.Supp.1060 (lyr.); τί σοι καιρὸς . . καταλείβειν; what avails it . .? E.Andr.131 (lyr.); τίνος εἵνεκα καιροῦ; D.23.182; οὗ κ. εἴη where it was convenient or advantageous, Th.4.54; κ. ἦν ib.90; Χωρίον μετὰ μεγίστων κ. οἰκειοῦταί τε καὶ πολεμοῦται with the greatest odds, the most critical results, Id.1.36.
V. Pythag. name for seven, Theol.Ar. 44.
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