χρόνος .χρόνος, ὁ, time, Hom., etc. 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. Special phrases: acc., χρόνον for a while, Od., etc.; so, πολὺν χρόνον for a long time, Od.; τὸν ἀεὶ χρ. for ever, Eur., etc.; ἕνα χρ. at once, once for all, Il. gen., ὀλίγου χρόνου in a short time, Hdt.; πολλοῦ χρόνου Ar.; πόσου ρ.; for how long? Ar. dat., χρόνῳ in time, at last, Hdt., Trag.; so, χρόνῳ ποτέ Hdt., etc.; also with the Art., τῷ χρόνῳ Ar. with Prepositions:— ἀνὰ χρόνον in course of time, after a time, Hdt.:— ἀφʼ 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. lifetime, an age, Soph.; χρόνῳ βραδύς Soph. a season, portion of the year, Xen. delay, loss, of time, Dem.; χρόνους ἐμποιεῖν to interpose delays, Dem.