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εὐκαιρία

εὐκαιρία, good season, opportunity

εὐκαιρ-ία, Ion. -ίη, ἡ,
  • good season, opportunity, τὴν εὐ. διαφυλάττειν Isoc. 12.34; ἀπολαύειν τῆς εὐ. Phld. D. 3Fr. 89; εὐκαιρίαν ζητεῖν ἵνα . . Ev.Matt. 26.16; εὐ. τοῦ ἐλθεῖν PMich. in Class.Phil. 22.250 (ii A.D.); leisure, Hp. Ep. 17, 23; κατὰ πολλὴν εὐ. καὶ σχολήν D.H. Comp. 23—a usage condemned by Phot. and Suid. s.v. σχολή.
    • II appropriateness, opp. ἀκαιρία, Pl. Phdr. 272a; μεταφορᾶς, στίχων, Plu. Aud.poet. 2.16b, QConv. 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.).

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