King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2119
Transliteration: eukaireō
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-kahee-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to have opportunity
Meaning: to have opportunity
εὐκαιρέω, ἐυκαίρω: imperfect εὐκαίρουν (so L T Tr WH in Mark 6:31; R G in Acts 17:21) and ηὐκαίρουν (R G in Mark, the passage cited; L T Tr WH in Acts, the passage cited) (between which the manuscripts vary, see εὐδοκέω, at the beginning); 1 aorist subjunctive ἐυκαιρήσω; (εὔκαιρος); a later word, from Polybius onward (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 125f; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 205; Sophocles Lexicon, under the word)); to have opportunity: 1 Corinthians 16:12; to have leisure, followed by an infinitive, to do something, Mark 6:31 ((Plutarch, ii., p. 223 d. Cleomedes (?) Anax. § 9)); to give one's time to a thing, εἰς τί, Acts 17:21.
Word Summary
eukaireō: to have opportunity
Original Word: εὐκαιρέωTransliteration: eukaireō
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-kahee-reh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to have opportunity
Meaning: to have opportunity
Strong's Concordance
have leisure, spend time. From eukairos; to have good time, i.e. Opportunity or leisure -- have leisure (convenient time), spend time.
see GREEK eukairos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2119: εὐκαιρέωεὐκαιρέω, ἐυκαίρω: imperfect εὐκαίρουν (so L T Tr WH in Mark 6:31; R G in Acts 17:21) and ηὐκαίρουν (R G in Mark, the passage cited; L T Tr WH in Acts, the passage cited) (between which the manuscripts vary, see εὐδοκέω, at the beginning); 1 aorist subjunctive ἐυκαιρήσω; (εὔκαιρος); a later word, from Polybius onward (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 125f; (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 205; Sophocles Lexicon, under the word)); to have opportunity: 1 Corinthians 16:12; to have leisure, followed by an infinitive, to do something, Mark 6:31 ((Plutarch, ii., p. 223 d. Cleomedes (