Word Study · Strong's G2120 · Greek

εὐκαιρία

eukairia

yoo-kahee-ree'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: eukairía

“a favorable occasion”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a favorable occasion

Rendered in the KJV as

opportunity.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

εὐκαιρίαν2

How it is rendered · 2

an opportunity1
opportunity1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2

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N-ASF · 2

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Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 2 · 50%
Luke1 of 2 · 50%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 26:16εὐκαιρίανeukairiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo from then on Judas looked for an opportunity to betray Jesus.here: an opportunity

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 22:6εὐκαιρίανeukairiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularJudas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.here: opportunity

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