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
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through the Connect page. Screenshots are helpful.
εὔκαιρος G2121
Pronunciation eúkairos
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.
Full entry for εὔκαιρος (G2121) · Open the biblical lexicon
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] opportunity 1× Mark 6:21
in [our] time of need 1× Hebrews 4:16
Show sample aligned rows
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 6:21
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Mark 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
εὔκαιρον 1x eukairon Hebrews 4:16
εὐκαίρου 1x eukairou Mark 6:21
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Hebrews 4:16
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x Mark 6:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Timely and seasonable, emphasizing fitness for the specific moment rather than mere convenience or appropriateness.
Strong's G2121
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
opportune
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 6:21 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
εὐκαίρου, eukairou
timely, suitable
Read verse Hebrews 4:16 Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
εὔκαιρον eukairon
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 6:21 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Heb 4:16 1×
Word Origins
εὔκαιρος is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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