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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εὐκαιρέω G2119
Pronunciation eukairéō
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 It he has the opportunity 1× 1 Corinthians 16:12
spent their time 1× Acts 17:21
they did not even have time 1× Mark 6:31
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 6:31 εὐκαίρουν to they did not even have time Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 17:21 ηὐκαίρουν to spent their time Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 16:12 εὐκαιρήσῃ to he has the opportunity Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 6:31
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
εὐκαιρήσῃ 1x eukairēsē 1 Corinthians 16:12
εὐκαίρουν 1x eukairoun Mark 6:31
ηὐκαίρουν 1x ēukairoun Acts 17:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Mark 6:31, Acts 17:21
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 16:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to have opportunity
Source Gloss
to have opportunity
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 6:31 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ηὐκαίρουν. hukairoun
I have a good opportunity, have leisure
Read verse Acts 17:21 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
εὐκαίρουν, eukairoun
I have a good opportunity, have leisure
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:12 Verb 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
imperfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 1
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:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain