verb
eukairamō
Greekεὐκαιρέω (eukaireō)
Strong’sG2119
I have a good opportunity, have leisure
stem eukair-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† εὐκαιρέω, -ῶ
(= cl., εὖ σχολῆς ἔχειν; used by Polyb. and Philo; cf. Rutherford, NPhr. 205; MM, Exp., xiv),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2119 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-kahee-reh'-o
to have good time, i.e. opportunity or leisure
Fromfrom G2121;
King Jameshave leisure (convenient time), spend time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| eukairaleεὐκαίρουν | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | have time | 2× |
| eukairateiaεὐκαιρήσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | has 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eukairamō | eukairame | eukairami | eukairama | eukairamē | eukairamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | eukairasō | eukairase | eukairasi | eukairasa | eukairasē | eukairaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eukairatō | eukairate | eukairati | eukairata | eukairatē | eukairatelē |
| we 1st person plural | eukairanō | eukairane | eukairani | eukairana | eukairanē | eukairanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eukairavō | eukairave | eukairavi | eukairava | eukairavē | eukairavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | eukairalō | eukairale2×εὐκαίρουν | eukairali | eukairala | eukairalē | eukairalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eukairameiō | eukairameia | eukairameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | eukairaseiō | eukairaseia | eukairaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eukairateiō | eukairateia1×εὐκαιρήσῃ | eukairateiē |
| we 1st person plural | eukairaneiō | eukairaneia | eukairaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | eukairaveiō | eukairaveia | eukairaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | eukairaleiō | eukairaleia | eukairaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | eukairasōr | eukairasar | eukairasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eukairatōr | eukairatar | eukairatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | eukairavōr | eukairavar | eukairavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | eukairalōr | eukairalar | eukairalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | eukairamoiō | eukairamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | eukairasoiō | eukairasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | eukairatoiō | eukairatoia |
| we 1st person plural | eukairanoiō | eukairanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | eukairavoiō | eukairavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | eukairaloiō | eukairaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eukairarō | eukairari | eukairara | eukairarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | eukairarōtos | eukairaritos | eukairaratos | eukairarētos |
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
eukair 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
eukairale“have time”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 6:31“have time”kai legatō autoi; Deute vis autois kata idian eis erēmon topon kai anapauevar oligem. ale gar tois ercherōtois kai tois hupagarōtois pollois, kai oude esthiara eukairale.And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
Acts 17:21“spend … time”Athēnaiois de pantois kai tois epidēmarōtois xenois eis oudenem heterem eukairale ē legarō tinem ē akouarō tinem kainoterem.Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
eukairateia“has opportunity”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 16:12“has opportunity”Peri de Apollou tou adelfou, polleim parakalama auton hina erchateia pros vin meta toiu adelfoiu; kai pantōs ouk ate thelēmem hina nun erchateia, ercheti de hotan eukairateia.Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.