χρόνος
Alt. χρόνος, ὁ,
I. "time", Hom., etc.
2. "a definite time, a while, period, season", δεκέτης, τρίμηνος χρ. Soph.; χρ. βίου, ἥβης Eur.:—pl. "periods of time", τοῖς χρόνοις ἀκριβῶς "with chronological accuracy", Thuc.; τοῖς χρόνοις "by the dates", Isocr.
3. Special phrases:
a. acc., χρόνον "for a while", Od., etc.; so, πολὺν χρόνον for a long "time", id=Od.; τὸν ἀεὶ χρ. for ever, Eur., etc.; ἕνα χρ. "at once, once for all", Il.
b. gen., ὀλίγου χρόνου in a short "time", Hdt.; πολλοῦ χρόνου Ar.; πόσου ρ.; "for" how "long?" id=Ar.
c. dat., χρόνῳ "in time, at last", Hdt., Trag.; so, χρόνῳ ποτέ Hdt., etc.; also with the Art., τῷ χρόνῳ Ar.
4. with Prepositions:— ἀνὰ χρόνον in course of "time, after a time", Hdt.:— ἀφ᾽ οὗ χρόνου from such "time" as.., Xen.:— διὰ χρόνου after an interval "of time", Soph., Thuc.; διὰ πολλοῦ χρόνου Hdt., Ar.:— ἐκ πολλοῦ χρόνου a long "time" since, long ago, Hdt.:— ἐν χρόνῳ "in time, at length", Aesch.:— ἐντὸς χρόνου within "a certain time", Hdt.:— ἐπὶ χρόνον for "a while", Hom.; πολλὸν ἐπὶ χρ. Od.:— ἐς χρόνον "hereafter", Hdt.:— σὺν χρόνῳ, like χρόνῳ or διὰ χρόνου, Aesch.:— ὑπὸ χρόνου by "lapse of time", Thuc.
II. "lifetime, an age", Soph.; χρόνῳ βραδύς id=Soph.
III. "a season, portion of the year", Xen.
IV. "delay, loss, of time", Dem.; χρόνους ἐμποιεῖν to interpose "delays", id=Dem.