εὐκαιρέω

εὐκαιρ-έω (late, acc. to Phryn. 103),

• have opportunity, leisure or time, PSI 4.342.2 (iii B.C.), Plb. 20.9.4, 1 Ep.Cor. 16.12, etc.: c. inf., οὐδὲ φαγεῖν ηὐκαίρουν Ev.Marc. 6.31, cf. Plu. Apophth. Lac. 2.223d, Luc. Am. 33; τοῦ διαβῆναι PEleph. 29.7 (iii B.C.).
• • II τινι or εἴς τι, devote oneʼs leisure to a thing, εὐ. τοῖς ἀθανάτοις ἑαυτοῦ Chio Ep. 16.6; εὐ. εἰς οὐδὲν ἕτερον ἢ . . Act.Ap. 17.21.
  • III enjoy good times, prosper, Plb. 4.60.10; τοῖς βίοις Id. 32.5.12: in this sense also εὐκαιρέομαι, Posidon. 59 J.
  • • 2 to be timely, Phld. Rh. 2.64 S., Epicur. (?) Oxy. 215ii2.

εὐκαιρέω, gute Zeit, Muße haben, bekommen, Pol. 20.9.4 u. a.Sp.; sequ. inf., ηὐκαίρουν ἐπινοεῖν τι τῶν κρειττόνων Luc. Amor. 33 ; – οἱ εὐκαιροῦντες τοῖς βίοις sind die Reichen (an Lebensgut), Pol. 32.21.12 ; so med., Posidon. bei Ath. VI.275a. S. Lobeck Phryn. p. 125.

εὐκαιρέω, fut. -ήσω

• to devote oneʼs leisure, εἴς τι NTest.