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εὔκαιρος

εὔκαιρος, well-timed, in season, seasonable

εὔκαιρ-ος, ον,
  • well-timed, seasonable, λόγος Philem. 113; θάνατος Com.Adesp. 116; ὕδατα (rainfall) Thphr. HP 8.7.6; nihil -ότερον epistula tua, Cic. Att. 4.7.1: c. inf., χὥ τι σοι λέγειν εὔκαιρόν ἐστι S. OC 32, cf. Epicur. Nat. 28.4; -ότερον ἔσται διελθεῖν J. AJ 12.9.7; τὸ εὔκαιρον, = εὐκαιρία, D.H. Din. 7; τὸ μέτριον καὶ τὸ εὔ. ἐν ἡδοναῖς Aristo Stoic. 1.86; εὔκαιρον ἀείσας in season, Pl. Epigr. 22.5 Diehl.
    • II of places, convenient, well situated, τόποι PPetr. 2 p.28 (iii B.C., Sup.), cf. Plb. 4.38.1 (Sup.), D.S. 1.63, etc.
    • III rich, wealthy, dub.l. in St. Byz. s.v. Χαττηνία.
    • IV Adv. -ρως seasonably, opportunely, Hp. Medic. 3, Nico 1, PCair.Zen. 38.28 (iii B.C.), al., etc.; εὐ. χρῆσθαί τινι Isoc. 5.143; εὐ. ἔχειν πρός τι Id. 11.12, Arist. HA 582a28; favourably, propitiously, PCair.Zen. 46 (iii B.C.), POxy. 2086r. 6 (ii A.D., εὐκερως Pap.): Comp. -ότερον Pl. Phd. 78a: Sup. -ότατα Plb. 5.63.13.
      • 2 οὐκ -ρως ἔχειν to have no leisure, Id. 5.26.10.

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