What does εὔκαιρος · ἀκαίρως mean in the Bible?
εὔκαιρος · ἀκαίρως is a Greek phrase meaning "in season and out of season".
Greek · G2121, G171
εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως
Opportune · inopportunely
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εὔκαιρος G2121 opportune
Pronunciation eúkairos
Timely and seasonable, emphasizing fitness for the specific moment rather than mere convenience or appropriateness.
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ἀκαίρως G171 inopportunely
Pronunciation akaírōs
Unseasonable action that misses the right moment; opposite of εὐκαίρως (timely, opportune).
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What does εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως (eukairōs akairōs) mean in the Bible?
εὔκαιρος · ἀκαίρως is a Greek phrase meaning "in season and out of season".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2121, G171?
G2121, G171 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. in season and out of season
Source Gloss
in season and out of season
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:21 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 4:16 1×
Word Origins
εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως is built from these roots:
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