What does εὐκαιρέω (eukairéō) mean in the Bible?
εὐκαιρέω (eukairéō) is a Greek word meaning "to have opportunity".
Greek · G2119
εὐκαιρέω
To have opportunity
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εὐκαιρέωG2119
Pronunciationeukairéō
What does εὐκαιρέω (eukairéō) mean in the Bible?
εὐκαιρέω (eukairéō) is a Greek word meaning "to have opportunity".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2119?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he has the opportunity (1), spent their time (1), they did not even have time (1).
Where does εὐκαιρέω (eukairéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:31. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithe has the opportunity1×1 Corinthians 16:12
spent their time1×Acts 17:21
they did not even have time1×Mark 6:31
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 6:31
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Mark1Acts11 Corinthians1
Source forms
εὐκαιρήσῃ1xeukairēsē1 Corinthians 16:12
εὐκαίρουν1xeukairounMark 6:31
ηὐκαίρουν1xēukairounActs 17:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural2xMark 6:31, Acts 17:21
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Corinthians 16:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to have opportunity
Source Gloss
to have opportunity
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:31Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ηὐκαίρουν.hukairoun
I have a good opportunity, have leisure
Read verseActs 17:21Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
εὐκαίρουν,eukairoun
I have a good opportunity, have leisure
Read verse1 Corinthians 16:12Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive
εὐκαιρήσῃ.eukairhsh
I have a good opportunity, have leisure
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect2aorist1
Voice
active3
Mood
indicative2subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
εὐκαιρέω is built from this root: