Strong's Lexicon
G2119 — εὐκαιρέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2119 |
|---|---|
| Word: | εὐκαιρέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2121 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | eukaireo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yoo-kai-reh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to have good time, i.e. opportunity or leisure |
| KJV Renderings: | have leisure (convenient time), spend time |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
εὐκαιρέω, ἐυκαίρω: imperfect εὐκαίρουν (so L T Tr WH in Mar 6:31; R G in Act 17:21) and ηὐκαίρουν (R G in Mark, the passage cited; L T Tr WH in Acts, the passage cited) (between which the manuscripts vary, see εὐδοκέω, at the beginning); 1 aorist subjunctive ἐυκαιρήσω; (εὔκαιρος); a later word, from Polybius onward (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 125f; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 205; Sophocles Lexicon, under the word)); to have opportunity: 1Co 16:12; to have leisure, followed by an infinitive, to do something, Mar 6:31 ((Plutarch, ii., p. 223 d. Cleomedes (?) Anax. § 9)); to give one’s time to a thing, εἰς τί, Act 17:21.
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
εὐκαιρέω (have leisure (convenient time))
Mark 6:31
- KJV: And he said unto them Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a while for there were many coming and going and they had no leisure so much as to eat
- GK: και είπεν αυτοίς δεύτε υμείς αυτοί κατ΄ ιδίαν εις έρημον τόπον και αναπαύεσθε ολίγον ήσαν γαρ οι ερχόμενοι και οι υπάγοντες πολλοί και ουδέ φαγείν ηυκαίρουν
Acts 17:21
- KJV: For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing
- GK: Αθηναίοι δε πάντες και οι επιδημούντες ξένοι εις ουδέν έτερον ηυκαίρουν η λέγειν τι και ακούειν καινότερον
1 Corinthians 16:12
- KJV: As touching brother Apollos I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren but his will was not at all to come at this time but he will come when he shall have convenient time
- GK: περί δε Απολλώ του αδελφού πολλά παρεκάλεσα αυτόν ίνα έλθη προς υμάς μετά των αδελφών και πάντως ουκ ην θέλημα ίνα νυν έλθη ελεύσεται δε όταν ευκαιρήση