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εὐκαιρέω

To have opportunity

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εὐκαιρέω G2119

Pronunciation eukairéō

What does εὐκαιρέω (eukairéō) mean in the Bible?

εὐκαιρέω (eukairéō) is a Greek word meaning "to have opportunity". εὐκαιρέω, -ῶ (= cl.

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Meaning

to have opportunity

Extended definition

(= 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.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

background 2 subjunctive 1

Tense

imperfect 2 aorist 1

Voice

active 3

Mood

indicative 2 subjunctive 1

NT Occurrences

Mark 6:31 εὐκαίρουν imperfect active indicative background Acts 17:21 ηὐκαίρουν imperfect active indicative background 1 Corinthians 16:12 εὐκαιρήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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