τυγχάνω

τυγχάνω

[in LXX: 5 Mos 19,5 (מָצָא), Job 3,21; 7,2; 17,1, Ord 30,23 (without definite Heb. equiv.), Wis 15,19, 1Ma 11,42, 3Ma 3,7, al. ;]

I. Trans.

1. to hit (opposite to ἁμαρτάνω, to miss the mark: Hom., Xen., al.).

2. to hit upon, light upon;

(a) of persons, to meet with, fall in with: absol., ptcp., ὁ τυχών, a chance person, anyone (Lat. quivis), οὐ τυχών, not common or ordinary, ApG 19,11; 28,2;

(b) of things, to reach, get, obtain: with genitive of thing(s) Luk 20,35, ApG 24,3; 26,22; 27,3, 2 Tim 2,10 Hebr 8,6; 11,35.

II. Intrans., to happen; of things, to happen, chance, befall: impers., εἰ τύχοι, it may be, perhaps, 1 Kor 14,10; 15,37; so ptcp., τυχόν (old accusative absol.; see M, Pr., 74), 1 Kor 16,6

(cf. ἐν-, ὑπερ-εν-, ἐπι-, παρα-, συν-τυγχάνω).†

τυχόν, adv., see: τυγχάνω