Opportune
εὔκαιροςStrong’s G2121eukairos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eukairos is the Greek word usually translated “opportune” and “time of need”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;”
Meaning
Usually translated “opportune” and “time of need”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- opportune 1
- in time of need 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
εὔκαιρος eukairos · opportune
εὔ-καιρος, -ον [in LXX: Psa.104:27 (עֵת), 2Ma.14:29 2Mac 15:20-21, 3Ma.4:11 3Mac 5:44 * ;] timely, seasonable, suitable (Cremer, 740): ἡμέρα, Mrk.6:21 (or empty, as in Byz. and MGr.; see MM, Exp., xiv); βοήθεια, Heb.4:16.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “opportune” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OPPORTU'NE, adjective
[Latin opportunus; ob and porto, to bear or bring; probably from the root of fero or porto, to bear. The sense of the verb opporto, would be to bring to or upon. See Impart, Importune. In this and all words of like signification, the primary sense is to fall, come or bring to. See Luck, Fortune, Season.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.