προθεσμ-ία G4287
appointed time, predetermined deadline, fixed date set beforehand
A legal and calendrical term referring to dates fixed in advance for payments, court actions, or other obligations. In Athenian law, missing the deadline meant forfeiting your case. Classical texts used it for natural periods (disease cycles), wedding dates, or any appointed time. Paul's illustration in Galatians 4:2 describes an heir under guardians until the date set by the father—the predetermined moment when childhood ends and inheritance begins. It pictures God's timeline for redemptive history, with Christ appearing at the appointed fullness of time.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The glosses emphasize predetermined timing ('appointed time,' 'fecha señalada,' 'bestimmte Zeit'). Paul's analogy depends on a father's legal right to set the date of maturity in advance. God similarly established beforehand the moment when the old covenant guardianship would end and the inheritance of sonship in Christ would be released. History moved toward a fixed appointment, not random occurrence. 1×
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
προθεσμ-ία (i.e. ἡμέρα), ἡ, day appointed beforehand, a fixed or limited time, within which money was to be paid, actions brought, claims made, elections held, etc., and if this period was allowed to expire, no further proceedings were allowed, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐὰν ἡ π. ἐξήκῃ is past, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 generally, fixed or appointed time, προθεσμίας οὔσης τῷ κινδύνῳ NT+5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἐτήρησε τὴν…