"to have convenient time or opportunity, have leisure, Mk. 6:31; 1 Cor. 16:12; to be at leisure for a thing, to be disposed to attend, to give time, Acts 17:21*"
Definition and meaning
to have convenient time or opportunity, have leisure, Mk. 6:31; 1 Cor. 16:12; to be at leisure for a thing, to be disposed to attend, to give time, Acts 17:21*
In the original Greek the word is written: εὐκαιρέω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of eukaireo (G2119) across the King James Bible.
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 to eat.
(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
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.
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Common questions
Strong's G2119 (eukaireo) is a Greek word that means: to have convenient time or opportunity, have leisure, Mk. 6:31; 1 Cor. 16:12; to be at leisure for a thing, to be disposed to attend, to give time, Acts 17:21* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word eukaireo (G2119) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2119 is eukaireo, a Greek word defined as: to have convenient time or opportunity, have leisure, Mk. 6:31; 1 Cor. 16:12; to be at leisure for a thing, to be disposed to attend, to give time, Ac. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
eukaireo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.