3. Adv. -rivw" , in season, seasonably, Aesch .: Comp. -wtevrw" Xen .:—so also, pro;" to; kaivrion Soph.
kai`ro", KA `IROS
KA `IROS (A), oJ , the row of thrums in the loom, to which the threads of the warp are attached, Lat. licia .
kairov", KAIRO vS, kairov"
KAIRO vS (B), oJ , due measure, proportion, fitness, Hes ., etc. ; kairou` pevra beyond measure, unduly, Aesch. , etc. ; meivzwn tou` kairou` , Lat. justo major , Xen.
II.
of Place,
a vital part
of the body, like
to; kaivrion
,
Eur.
III.
of Time,
the right point of time, the proper time
or
season
of action,
the exact
or
critical time,
Lat.
opportunitas
,
kairo;" bracu; mevtron e[cei
‘time and tide wait for no man,’
Pind.
;
kairo;n parievnai
to let
the time
go by,
Thuc.
;
kairou` tucei`n
Eur
.;
kairo;n lambavnein
Thuc
.;
e[cein kairovn
to be
in
season, Id.:—
kairov" ejsti
,
c. inf
., it is
time
to do,
Hdt.
,
etc.
2. adverbial usages, eij" or ej" kairovn in season, at the right time, opportune, Hdt ., etc. ; so, ejpi; kairou` Dem .;— kata; kairovn Hdt .; pro;" kairovn Soph ., etc. ; and, without Preps., kairw`/ or kairovn in season, Att .;—all these being opp. to ajpo; kairou` , Plat. ; para; kairovn Eur .; pro; kairou` prematurely, Aesch.
3.
pl
.,
ejn toi`" megivstoi" k
. at the most
critical times,
Xen
.,
etc.
IV.
advantage, profit, fruit,
tino"
of
or
from
a thing,
Pind.
;
tiv kairo;skataleivbein
; what avails it to. . ?
Eur.
;
ou| k. ei[h
where it was
convenient
or
advantageous,
Thuc
.;
meta; megivstwn kairw`n
with the greatest
odds,
the most
critical results,
Id.
kairosevwn
kairosevwn , a fem. gen. pl. in Od. 7. 107, kairosevwn ojqonevwn ajpoleivbetai e[laion from the close-woven linen trickles off the oil;—i.e. the linen is so well-woven, that oil does not ooze through. It seems to be for kairoessevwn , Ep. gen. pl. of an Adj. kairovei" , from kai`ro" A.
kairofulakevw
kairo-fuØla±kevw , f. hvsw , ( fuvlax ) to watch for the right time, Dem .:—also, to attend on, Luc.
kaivtoi
kaiv toi or kaivtoi , and indeed, and further, Hom ., Eur.
II. and yet, to mark an objection, kaivtoi tiv fhmi ; Aesch. ; kaivtoi tiv fwnw` ; Soph. :—also, strengthd. kaivtoi ge Ar.
kaivw, KAI vW, kaivw
KAI vW , old Att. kavw »a<Eth>1/4 : impf. e[kaion , old Att. e[ka<Eth>on Ep. kai`on :— f. kauvsw and kauvsomai : aor. I e[kausa , Ep. e[kha or e[keia and without augm. kh`a , imper. kh`on , 1 pl. subj. khvomen ; opt. khvai, khvaien ; inf. kh`ai ; Att. part. keva", kevante" : pf. kevkauka :— Med. , aor. I ejkausavmhn , Ep. 3 pl. khvanto :— Pass. , fut. 2 ka±hvsomai :— aor. I ejkauvqhn , aor. 2 ejkavhn »a±1/4 , Ep. inf. kahvmenai :— pf. kevkaumai :
I. to light, kindle, pura; pollav Il.; pu`r kh`ai Od.; Med. , pu`r khvanto they lighted them a fire, Hom. :— Pass. to be lighted, to burn, Il., Hdt. , etc.
II.
to set on fire, burn up, burn,
Hom.
2.
to burn, scorch,
of the sun,
Hdt.
:—also of extreme cold (as Virg.
penetrabile frigus adurit),
Xen.