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εὐκαιρέω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
εὐκαιρέω
Greek transliteration: 
eukaireō
Simplified transliteration: 
eukaireo
Principal Parts: 
(εὐκαίρουν ορ ηὐκαίρουν), -, εὐκαίρησα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2119
GK Number: 
2320
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(2a)
Gloss: 
to have a chance to, have the opportunity to; to spend one's time
Definition: 
to have convenient time, or opportunity, have leisure, Mk. 6:31; 1 Cor. 16:12; to be at leisure for a thing, to be disposed to attend, to give time, Acts 17:21*

Greek-English Concordance for εὐκαιρέω

Mark 6:31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to some deserted place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they (eukairoun | εὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) did (eukairoun | εὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) not even have (eukairoun | εὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) a (eukairoun | εὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) time (eukairoun | εὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) to eat.
Acts 17:21 (Now all the Athenians and the foreigners living there used (ēykairoun | ηὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) to (ēykairoun | ηὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) spend (ēykairoun | ηὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) their (ēykairoun | ηὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) time (ēykairoun | ηὐκαίρουν | imperf act ind 3 pl) in nothing else than to tell or to hear something new.)
1 Corinthians 16:12 Now concerning Apollos our brother: I strongly urged him to go to you with the other brothers, but it was not at all his intention to go now. He will go when he has an opportunity (eukairēsē | εὐκαιρήσῃ | aor act subj 3 sg).