εὐκαιρία: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. <b class="b3">-ιη</b>, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">good season, opportunity</b>, τὴν εὐ. διαφυλάττειν <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.34</span>; <b class="b3">ἀπολαύειν τῆς εὐ</b>. Phld.<span class="title">D.</span>3<span class="title">Fr.</span>89; <b class="b3">εὐκαιρίαν ζητεῖν ἵνα</b> . . <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>26.16</span>; <b class="b3">εὐ. τοῦ ἐλθεῖν</b> <span class="title">PMich.</span> in <span class="title">Class.Phil.</span>22.250 (ii A.D.); <b class="b2">leisure</b>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Ep.</span>17</span>,<span class="bibl">23</span>; κατὰ πολλὴν εὐ. καὶ σχολήν <span class="bibl">D.H. <span class="title">Comp.</span>23</span>—a usage condemned by Phot. and Suid.s.v. [[σχολή]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">appropriateness</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἀκαιρία</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span> 272a</span>; <b class="b3">μεταφορᾶς, στίχων</b>, Plu.2.16b,736f. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">convenient situation</b>, τῶν πόλεων <span class="bibl">Plb.16.29.3</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">4.44.11</span>, <span class="bibl">Ph.1.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">opportune supply</b>, <b class="b3">ὑδάτων</b>, of rainfall or irrigation, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>3.23.4</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">D.S.1.52</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b2">wealth, prosperity</b>, <b class="b3">αἱ τῶν βίων εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Plb.1.59.7</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">13.9.2</span> (cj.), etc.; <b class="b3">εὐ. οὐκ ἔχει</b> he has no <b class="b2">property</b>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>665ii4</span> (i A.D.).</span>