What’s in our name?

Kairos is an ancient Greek word meaning the right, opportune, or supreme moment. The ancient Greeks had two words for time: Chronos and kairos. While the former refers to chronological or sequential time, the latter signifies a time in between, a moment of undetermined duration in which something special happens. While chronos is quantitative, kairos is qualitative.

Kairos also refers to the ability to adapt to and take advantage of changing, contingent circumstances. In Panathenaicus, Isocrates writes that educated people are those “who manage well the circumstances which they encounter day by day, and who possess a judgment which is accurate in meeting occasions as they arise and rarely misses the expedient course of action."

The concept of kairos is also very important in Aristotle’s scheme of rhetoric. Kairos is, for Aristotle, the time and space context in which the proof will be delivered.

According to ancient Greeks, Kairos was the god of the “fleeting moment,” “a favorable opportunity opposing the fate of man.” Such a moment must be grasped, and the ancient Greeks depicted the moment by a lock of hair on the personified forehead of the fleeting opportunity. Unless grasped, the moment is gone and cannot be re-captured.

Time and opportunity are precious assets, and Kairos Energy Capital is dedicated is dedicated to helping our clients make the most of both.