# time # ## Facts: ## In the Bible the term "time" was often used figuratively to refer to a specific season or period of time when certain events took place. It has a meaning similar to "age" or "epoch" or "season." * In both Daniel and Revelation speak of a "time" of great trouble or tribulation that will come upon the earth. * In the phrase "time, times, and half a time" the term "time" means "year." This phrase refers to a three-and-a-half-year period of time during the great tribulation at the end of this present age. * “Time” can mean “occasion” in a phrase like “third time.” The phrase “many times” can mean “on many occasions.” * To be "on time" means to arrive when expected, not late. * Depending on the context, the term "time" could be translated as, "season" or "time period" or "moment" or "event" or "occurrence." * The phrase "times and seasons" is a figurative expression which states the same idea twice. This could also be translated as "certain events happening in certain time periods." (See: [doublet](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/figs-doublet)) (See also: [age](../other/age.md), [tribulation](../other/tribulation.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [Acts 01:6-8](en/tn/act/help/01/06) * [Daniel 12:1-2](en/tn/dan/help/12/01) * [Mark 11:11-12](en/tn/mrk/help/11/11) * [Matthew 08:28-29](en/tn/mat/help/08/28) * [Psalms 068:28-29](en/tn/psa/help/68/28) * [Revelation 14:14-16](en/tn/rev/help/14/14) ## Word Data:## * Strong's: