verb
akairemō
Greekἀκαιρέομαι (akaireomai)
Strong’sG170
I am without a suitable opportunity
stem akair-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ἀκαιρέομαι, -οῦμαι
(< ἄκαιρος, unseasonable),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G170 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidak-ahee-reh'-om-ahee
to be inopportune (for oneself), i.e. to fail of a proper occasion
Fromfrom a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and G2540 (meaning unseasonable);
King Jameslack opportunity.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| akaireveἠκαιρεῖσθε | was happening · yeimperfect middle indicative 2nd person plural | had no opportunity | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akairemō | akaireme | akairemi | akairema | akairemē | akairemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | akairesō | akairese | akairesi | akairesa | akairesē | akaireselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akairetō | akairete | akaireti | akaireta | akairetē | akairetelē |
| we 1st person plural | akairenō | akairene | akaireni | akairena | akairenē | akairenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | akairevō | akaireve1×ἠκαιρεῖσθε | akairevi | akaireva | akairevē | akairevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | akairelō | akairele | akaireli | akairela | akairelē | akairelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akairemeiō | akairemeia | akairemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | akaireseiō | akaireseia | akaireseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akaireteiō | akaireteia | akaireteiē |
| we 1st person plural | akaireneiō | akaireneia | akaireneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | akaireveiō | akaireveia | akaireveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | akaireleiō | akaireleia | akaireleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | akairesōr | akairesar | akairesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akairetōr | akairetar | akairetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | akairevōr | akairevar | akairevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | akairelōr | akairelar | akairelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | akairemoiō | akairemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | akairesoiō | akairesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | akairetoiō | akairetoia |
| we 1st person plural | akairenoiō | akairenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | akairevoiō | akairevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | akaireloiō | akaireloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | akairerō | akaireri | akairera | akairerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | akairerōtos | akaireritos | akaireratos | akairerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
akair is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
akaireve“had no opportunity”was happening · yeimperfect middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Philippians 4:10“had no opportunity”Chairima de en kurio megalōs hoti ēdē pote anathallava tem huper mu fronarō, epi he kai fronave akaireve de.Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.