Strong's Lexicon
G4795
G4795 — συγκυρία
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4795 |
|---|---|
| Word: | συγκυρία |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a comparative of G4862 and kureo "to light or happen" (from the base of G2962) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | sugkuria |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soong-koo-ree'-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. concurrence, i.e. accident |
| KJV Renderings: | chance |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
συγκυρία, συγκυριας, ἡ (συγκύρειν, to happen, turn out), accident, chance: κατά συγκυρίαν, by chance, accidentally, Luk 10:31. (Hippocrates; ecclesiastical and Byzantine writings; Greek writings from Polybius down more common use συγκυρησις and συγκυρημα (Winer’s Grammar, 24).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
συγκυρία (chance)
Luke 10:31
- KJV: And by chance there came down a certain priest that way and when he saw him he passed by on the other side
- GK: κατά συγκυρίαν δε ιερεύς τις κατέβαινεν εν τη οδώ εκείνη και ιδών αυτόν αντιπαρήλθεν