εὐκαιρ-ία,
Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
I good season, opportunity, τὴν εὐ. διαφυλάττειν Isoc. 12.34; ἀπολαύειν τῆς εὐ. Phld. D. 3 Fr. 89; εὐκαιρίαν ζητεῖν ἵνα.. [Mat 26:16]; εὐ. τοῦ ἐλθεῖν PMich. in Class.Phil. 22.250 (ii A.D.); leisure, Hp. 17, 23; κατὰ πολλὴν εὐ. καὶ σχολήν D.H. Comp. 23 - a usage condemned by Phot. and Suid.s.v. σχολή.
II
1. appropriateness, opp. ἀκαιρία, Pl. Phdr. 272a; μεταφορᾶς, στίχων, Plu. 2.16b,736f.
2. convenient situation, τῶν πόλεων Plb. 16.29.3, cf. 4.44.11, Ph. 1.4.
3. opportune supply, ὑδάτων, of rainfall or irrigation, Thphr. CP 3.23.4 (pl.), D.S. 1.52.
III wealth, prosperity, αἱ τῶν βίων εὐ. Plb. 1.59.7, cf. 13.9.2 (cj.), etc.; εὐ. οὐκ ἔχει he has no property, BGU 665ii4 (i A.D.).
G2120 — εὐκαιρία
εὐκαιρίας, ἡ (εὔκαιρος), seasonable time, opportunity: ζητεῖν εὐκαιρίαν, followed by (ἵνα Buttmann, 237 (205)), [Mat 26:16]; ([Luk 22:6] Lachmann marginal reading); by τοῦ with an infinitive [Luk 22:6]. (the Sept.; in Greek writings first in Plato, Phaedr., p. 272 a.)
εὐκαιρία , - ας , ἡ
( < εὔκαιρος ),
[in LXX : [Psa 9:10] ( v. Soph., Lex. , s.v. ) [Psa 10:1]; [Psa 145:15] (H6256), Sir 38:24 , 1Ma 11:42 * ;]
fitting time, opportunity: seq . ἵνα , [Mat 26:16]; τοῦ , c . inf ., [Luk 22:6]. †