Mark 14:11:14Mark.14.11.W14TAB

εὐκαίρως

eukairôs

at an opportune time

Transliteration
eu-KAI-rôs
Extended
eu-KAI-roĥs
IPA
/euˈkai.rɔːs/

Meaning by language

English
at an opportune time

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Result
εὐ + καί + ρως
eu + kai + rôs
eukairôs

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r
Omegao — same as omicron
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    eu-KAI-rôs

  2. sentence

    hoi de a-KOU-san-tes e-KHA-rê-san kai e-pêŋ-GEI-lan-to au-TOI ar-GY-ry-ôn DOU-nai kai e-ZÊ-tei pôs au-TON eu-KAI-rôs pa-ra-DOI

Exegesis

The adverb eukaírōs {εὐκαίρως | eukaírōs} modifies the aorist subjunctive paradoî {παραδοῖ | paradoî} “he might deliver,” forming a purpose clause that emphasizes the calculated, timely nature of the intended betrayal. In English, the aorist participle became “when/after they heard,” the imperfect as “was seeking/began looking,” and the subjunctive with eukaírōs as “hand Him over at an opportune moment” and “hand Him over at a good chance,” retaining both sequence and nuance of deliberation in the plot.

Root and etymology

euepsilon–upsilon

well, good

In contextMark 14:11

But when they heard, they rejoiced and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how he might hand Him over at an opportune moment .

About this coordinate

Mark 14:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 14:11, so the Greek word εὐκαίρως (eukairôs) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Mark.14.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.11.W14.S1) and character.