While, Whiles, Whilst * Notes: (1) See LITTLE, B, No. 1. (2) In
Mat 13:21, proskairos estin, lit., "is for a season," is rendered "dureth (RV, endureth) for a while." (3) Chronos, "time," is rendered "while" in
Luk 18:4,
Joh 7:33,
Joh 12:35 (1st part);
1Co 16:7; kairos, "a season," "a while,"
Luk 8:13; in
Act 19:22, RV, "while" (AV, "season"); for the different meanings of these words see SEASON. (4) In
Act 18:18, AV, "a good while," is, lit., "sufficient days," RV, "many days." (5) In
Act 28:6, AV, epi polu, lit., "upon much," is rendered "a great while" (RV, "long"). (6) For
Mar 1:35 see DAY, B. (7) In
Mar 15:44 palai, "long ago," is rendered "any while." (8) In
Act 27:33,
Heb 3:13 achri (or achris) followed by hou, the genitive case of the relative pronoun hos, lit., "until which," is rendered "while;" cp. en ho, in
Mar 2:19,
Luk 5:34,
Joh 5:7; en to, in
Luk 1:21, RV, "while;" in
Heb 3:15, "while it is said," is, lit., "in the being said" (en, with the article and the pres. infin., Passive of lego); so, e.g., in
Mat 13:25 (9) In
Heb 10:33, AV., "whilst ye were made," partly translating the present participle of theatrizomai, "to become a gazing-stock," RV, "being made;" in the 2nd part, ginomai, "to become," is translated "whilst ye became," AV (RV, "becoming"). (10) The conjunction heos, "until," etc., has the meaning "while" in
Mat 14:22,
Mar 6:45,
Mar 14:32; in some texts,
Joh 9:4,
Joh 1:12-36; with hotou, "whatever" (an oblique case, neuter, of hostis, "whoever"), "whiles,"
Mat 5:25. (11) In
Act 20:11 hikanos, "sufficient," is rendered "a long while." (12) Hos, as, "while" in
Luk 24:32 (twice);
Joh 1:12-36,
Act 1:10,
Act 10:17. (13) Hotan, "when," is rendered "while" in
1Co 3:4, AV (RV, "when"). (14) Hote, "when," is rendered "while" in
Joh 17:12,
Heb 9:17. (15) In
Joh 4:31 metaxu, "between," used with en to, "in the," is rendered "meanwhile;" in
Rom 2:15 metaxu is itself rendered "the mean while" (RV, "between"). (16) In
Act 18:18, RV, hikanos is rendered "many" (AV, "good"). (17) In
1Pe 1:6, RV, oligon, "a little," is rendered "for a little while" (AV, "for a season").