Eukairéō — G2119
G2119 · Greek — εὐκαιρέω
Pronunciation: yoo-kahee-reh'-o
Definition
verb
to have good time, i.e. opportunity or leisure
- to have opportunity
- to give one's time to a thing, εἰς τί
Usually translated as
spend time, have leisure
Occurrences
Eukairéō occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Mark (1), Acts (1), 1 Corinthians (1)
- Mark 6:31 — And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as (ηὐκαίρουν) to eat.
- Acts 17:21 — (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time (εὐκαίρουν) in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
- 1 Corinthians 16:12 — As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time (εὐκαιρήσῃ).
Strong's Lexicon — E