Hora marks a particular time—on the clock, in a brief interval, or as an event's arriving moment.

The term most often marks a particular point in time, including numbered times of day and the very moment an action occurs. It also identifies the arriving time of a stated event and, in some clauses, measures a brief duration or repeated exposure over time.

1. A specific point in time · dominant

   The singular noun identifies numbered times of day in Acts 10:3 and Acts 10:9, where the APB renders “the ninth hour” and “the sixth hour.” It can also locate an action at its precise moment: in Acts 16:18 the spirit comes out “at that very hour,” and in John 4:52 the father asks when his son began to improve.

   Acts 10:3Acts 10:9Acts 16:18John 4:52Luke 24:33John 19:14
2. The arriving time of an event · common

   In clauses about an event that is coming or has come, the noun marks the time at which that event takes place. In John 12:23 the APB renders the clause “The hour has come” before the Son of Man’s glorification; in John 16:21, the woman’s grief is linked to the time when she gives birth; and in Luke 12:40 the Son of Man comes at an unexpected time.

   John 12:23John 16:21John 4:21John 16:32John 17:1Luke 12:40
3. A measured or brief interval · occasional

   The noun can delimit how long something continues. In 1 Corinthians 15:30 the APB renders danger faced “every hour”; in 2 Corinthians 7:8 the letter’s grief lasts “if only for an hour”; and the plural in Acts 19:34 marks the length of the crowd’s cry as “about two hours.”

   1 Corinthians 15:302 Corinthians 7:8Acts 19:34Acts 5:71 Thessalonians 2:17Galatians 2:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the term as “hour,” numbered times such as “the ninth hour,” “that very hour,” and broader temporal wording such as “time.” These renderings show the clauses’ temporal setting rather than a fixed English equivalent in every verse.