What does εὔκαιρος (eúkairos) mean in the Bible?
εὔκαιρος (eúkairos): Timely and seasonable, emphasizing fitness for the specific moment rather than mere convenience or appropriateness.
Greek · G2121
εὔκαιρος
Opportune
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εὔκαιροςG2121
Pronunciationeúkairos
What does εὔκαιρος (eúkairos) mean in the Bible?
εὔκαιρος (eúkairos): Timely and seasonable, emphasizing fitness for the specific moment rather than mere convenience or appropriateness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2121?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [her] opportunity (1), in [our] time of need (1).
Where does εὔκαιρος (eúkairos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 6:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (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[her] opportunity1×Mark 6:21
in [our] time of need1×Hebrews 4:16
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMark 6:21
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Mark1Hebrews1
Source forms
εὔκαιρον1xeukaironHebrews 4:16
εὐκαίρου1xeukairouMark 6:21
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 4:16
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular1xMark 6:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Timely and seasonable, emphasizing fitness for the specific moment rather than mere convenience or appropriateness.
Strong'sG2121
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
opportune
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Timely and seasonable, emphasizing fitness for the specific moment rather than mere convenience or appropriateness.
timely, seasonable, suitable (Cremer, 740): ἡμέρα, Mrk.6:21 (or empty, as in Byz. and MGr.; see MM, Exp., xiv); βοήθεια, Heb.4:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 6:21Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
εὐκαίρου,eukairou
timely, suitable
Read verseHebrews 4:16Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
εὔκαιρονeukairon
timely, suitable
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.
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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMark 6:211×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 4:161×
Word Origins
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