Eukaireō εὐκαιρέω
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| εὐκαιρέω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eukaireō |
| Strong's number | G2119 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to have opportunity |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Mark (1) |
Eukaireō (Greek εὐκαιρέω, Strong's G2119) is a Greek verb meaning “to have opportunity”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
εὐκαιρέω, -ῶ
(= cl., εὖ σχολῆς ἔχειν; used by Polyb. and Philo; cf. Rutherford, NPhr. 205; MM, Exp., xiv),
to have leisure or opportunity: 1Co.16:12; with inf., Mrk.6:31; before εἰς, to devote one's leisure to, Act.17:21.†
(AS)
(= cl., εὖ σχολῆς ἔχειν; used by Polyb. and Philo; cf. Rutherford, NPhr. 205; MM, Exp., xiv),
to have leisure or opportunity: 1Co.16:12; with inf., Mrk.6:31; before εἰς, to devote one's leisure to, Act.17:21.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | time (2), had (1), leisure (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | they did not even have time (1), spent their time (1), he has the opportunity (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Eukaireō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 6:31And 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.And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
Acts
- Acts 17:21(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.)Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 16:12As touching our 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.Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).