Strong's Greek Concordance

G4340: πρόσκαιρος

próskairos · “temporary”

Definition

for the occasion only, i.e. temporary

KJV translates it as: dur-(eth) for awhile, endure for a time, for a season, temporal

Word origin: from G4314 (πρός) and G2540 (καιρός);

Extended definition

πρόσ-καιρος, -ον
[in LXX: 4Ma.15:2 4Mac 15:8 4Mac 15:23 * ;]
1. in season.
2. for a season, temporary, transient: 2Co.4:18, Heb.11:25; of plants, short-lived: Mat.13:21, Mrk.4:17.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G4340 is translated

  • temporary ×2
  • temporary, ×1
  • the temporary ×1

Bible verses with G4340 (próskairos)

Próskairos appears in 4 verses.

  • Matthew 13:21

    Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

  • Mark 4:17

    And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:18

    While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

  • Hebrews 11:25

    Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;