ἀκαιρέομαι

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Εἰ μὴ φυλάσσεις μίκρ', ἀπολεῖς τὰ μείζονα → Maiora perdes, minima ni servaveris → Wer Kleines nicht erhält, verliert das Größre auch

Menander, Monostichoi, 172

English (Abbott-Smith)

English (Strong)

from a compound of Α (as a negative particle) and καιρός (meaning unseasonable); to be inopportune (for oneself), i.e. to fail of a proper occasion: lack opportunity.