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Koine Greek wordlink #96251

SR GNT Acts 17:21 ηὐκαίρουν (aʸukairoun) ‘in not_one other thing were having_opportunity than to_be telling something’ Strongs=21190 Lemma=eukaireō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=53 AD Event=Paul_preaches_in_Athens TimeSeries=Paul_preaches_in_Athens,Second_Missionary_Journey

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Only use of identical word form ηὐκαίρουν (V-IIA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ηὐκαίρουν’ (V-IIA3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘were having_opportunity’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eukaireō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘were having_opportunity’, ‘he may have_opportunity’, ‘they were having_opportunity’.

Greek words (1) other than ηὐκαίρουν (V-IIA3··P) with a gloss related to ‘having_opportunity’

MARK 6:31 εὐκαίρουν (eukairoun) V-IIA3··P ‘and not_even to eat they were having_opportunity’ SR GNT Mark 6:31 word 33

OET-LV: 31 And he _is _saying to _them: Come you _all yourselves by yourselves to a_desolate place and rest a_little. For/Because the ones coming and the ones going were many, and they _were_ not _even _having _opportunity to _eat. (MRK_6:31)

OET-RV: 31 Then he told them, “Let’s just all of us head for a quiet place and take a break.” This was because there were so many people always coming and going, and sometimes they didn’t even have a chance to eat. (MRK 6:31)

Key: V=verb