The ancient Greeks had two words for time: chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies a proper or opportune time for action. What is happening when referring to kairos depends on who is using the word. While chronos is quantitative, kairos has a qualitative, permanent nature.
Kronos - Chronologinis laikas
Cronus
from Greek Kronos, youngest of the first generation of Titans, and their leader; a name of uncertain origin but probably not related to Khronos, personification of time, except in folk-etymology.
time (n.)
Old English tima "limited space of time," from Proto-Germanic *timon- "time" (source also of Old Norse timi "time, proper time," Swedish timme "an hour"), from PIE *di-mon-, suffixed form of root *da- "to divide."
boundary
"that which indicates the limits of anything,"
Strictly, a visible mark indicating a dividing line, a bound being the limit or furthest point of extension of any one thing.
riba
erdvės ar laiko tarpų (pražios-pabaigos, limited space) skiriamoji vieta; siena:
Šalies, krašto ribos. Galutinė, aiški riba Žinomas už Lietuvos ribų. 2. leidžiamoji norma, paskutinis laipsnis.
Laikas:
trukmė, jos dalomas, matuojamas tarpas:
Panašūs žodžiai:
žymė(HTML žymė), apskritimas, apibrėžti, grandinė,
Kairos - Tinkama akimirka
Kairos (καιρός) is an Ancient Greek word meaning the right, critical or opportune moment.
1930s: Greek, literally ‘opportunity’.
