noun · feminine
eukairias
Greekεὐκαιρία (eukairia)
Strong’sG2120
a convenient time, opportunity
stem eukairi-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
εὐκαιρία, -ας, ἡ
(< εὔκαιρος), [in LXX: Ps 9:10 (v. Soph., Lex., s.v.) 9:22 (10:1) 144 (145):15 (עֵת), Si 38:24, I Mac 11:42 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2120 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-kahee-ree'-ah
a favorable occasion
Fromfrom G2121;
King Jamesopportunity.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eukairias | eukairiais |
| object accusative | eukairian2×εὐκαιρίαν | eukairiain |
| direct address vocative | eukairiar | eukairiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | eukairiau | eukairiaiu |
| to, for dative | eukairia | eukairiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
eukairia 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
eukairian“opportunity”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 26:16“opportunity”kai apo tote zētate eukairian hina auton paradōateia.So from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
Luke 22:6“opportunity”kai exomologata, kai zētate eukairian teu paradōara auton ater ochlou autoi.Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.