Strong's Lexicon
G5177 — τυγχάνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5177 |
|---|---|
| Word: | τυγχάνω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | probably for an obsolete tucho (for which the middle voice of another alternate teucho "to make ready or bring to pass" is used in certain tenses, akin to the base of G5088 through the idea of effecting |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | tugchano |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | toong-khan'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) to affect 2. (specially) to hit or light upon (as a mark to be reached) 3. (transitively) to attain or secure an object or end 4. (intransitively) to happen (as if meeting with) {(intransitively) in the latter application only impersonal (with G1487), i.e. perchance; or (present participle) as adjective, usual (as if commonly met with, with G3756, extraordinary), neuter (as adverb) perhaps; or (with another verb) as adverb, by accident (as it were)} |
| KJV Renderings: | be, chance, enjoy, little, obtain, X refresh...self, + special |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
τεύχω, see τυγχάνω.
STRONGS NT 5177: τυγχάνωτυγχάνω; 2 aorist ἐτυχον; perfect (Heb 8:6) τέτευχα (so codex B), and (so L T Tr marginal reading WH manuscript à) τετυχα a later and rarer form (which not a few incorrectly think is everywhere to be regarded as a clerical error; Buttmann, 67 (59); Kühner, § 343, under the word; (Veitch, under the word; Phryn. ed. Lob., p. 595; WH’s Appendix, p. 171)), in some texts also τετύχηκα (a form common in the earlier writings. (Rutherford, New Phryn., p. 483f, and references as above)); a verb in frequent use from Homer down; "est Latin attingere et contingere; German treffen, c. accusative equivalent toetwas erlangen, neuteres trifft sich." Ast, Platonic Lexicon, under the word; hence,
1. transitive,
a. properly, to hit the mark (opposed to ἁμαρτάνειν to miss the mark), of one discharging a javelin or arrow (Homer, Xenophon, Lucian).
b. tropically, to reach, attain, obtain, get, become master of: with a genitive of the thing (Winer’s Grammar, 200 (188)), Luk 20:35 (Winer’s Grammar, 609 (566)); Act 24:2(3); ; 2Ti 2:10; Heb 8:6; Heb 11:35.
2. intransitive, to happen, chance, fall out: εἰ τύχοι (if it so fall out), it may be, perhaps (frequent in secular authors), 1Co 14:10, where see Meyer; or, considered in reference to the topic in hand, it may be equivalent to to specify, to take a case, as, for example, 1Co 15:37 (Vulg. in each passageut puta; (cf. Meyer as above)); τυχόν, adverbially, perhaps, it may be, 1Co 16:6 (cf. Buttmann, § 145, 8; (Winers Grammar, § 45, 8 N. 1); see examples from Greek writings in Passow, under the word, II. 2 b.; (Liddell and Scott, under the word B. III. 2; Sophocles Lexicon, under the word)). to meet one; hence, ὁ τυχών, he who meets one or presents himself unsought, any chance, ordinary, common person (see Passow, under the word, II. 2; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. II. 1 b.; Sophocles’ Lexicon, under the word)): οὐ τυχών, not common, i. e. eminent, exceptional (A. V. special), Act 19:11; Act 28:2 (3Ma 3:7); to chance to be: ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα, half dead as he happened to be, just as he was, Luk 10:30 R G. (Compare: ἐντυγχάνω, ὑπερεντυγχάνω, ἐπιτυγχάνω, παρατυγχάνω, συντυγχάνω.)
STRONGS NT 5177: τυχόντυχόν, see τυγχάνω, 2.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
τυγχάνω (be)
Luke 10:30
- KJV: And Jesus answering said A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves which stripped him of his raiment and wounded and departed leaving half dead
- GK: υπολαβών δε ο Ιησούς είπεν άνθρωπός τις κατέβαινεν από Ιερουσαλήμ εις Ιεριχώ και λησταίς περιέπεσεν οι και εκδύσαντες αυτόν και πληγάς επιθέντες απήλθον αφέντες ημιθανή τυγχάνοντα
Luke 20:35
- KJV: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage
- GK: οι δε καταξιωθέντες του αιώνος εκείνου τυχείν και της αναστάσεως της εκ νεκρών ούτε γαμούσιν ούτε εκγαμίζονται
Acts 19:11
- KJV: And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul
- GK: δυνάμεις ου τας τυχούσας εποίει ο θεός διά των χειρών Παύλου
Acts 24:2
- KJV: And when he was called forth Tertullus began to accuse saying Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence
- GK: κληθέντος δε αυτού ήρξατο κατηγορείν ο Τέρτυλλος λέγων πολλής ειρήνης τυγχάνοντες διά σου και κατορθωμάτων γινομένων τω έθνει τούτω διά της σης προνοίας
Acts 26:22
- KJV: Having therefore obtained help of God I continue unto this day witnessing both to small and great saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come
- GK: επικουρίας ουν τυχών της παρά του θεού άχρι της ημέρας ταύτης έστηκα μαρτυρόμενος μικρώ τε και μεγάλω ουδέν εκτός λέγων ων τε οι προφήται ελάλησαν μελλόντων γίνεσθαι και Μωυσής
Acts 27:3
- KJV: And the next we touched at Sidon And Julius courteously entreated Paul and gave liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself
- GK: τη τε ετέρα κατήχθημεν εις Σιδώνα φιλανθρώπως τε ο Ιούλιος τω Παύλω χρησάμενος επετρέψε προς τους φίλους πορευθέντα επιμελείας τυχείν
Acts 28:2
- KJV: And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness for they kindled a fire and received us every one because of the present rain and because of the cold
- GK: οι δε βάρβαροι παρείχον ου την τυχούσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ημίν ανάψαντες γαρ πυράν προσελάβοντο πάντας ημάς διά τον υετόν τον εφεστώτα και διά το ψύχος
1 Corinthians 14:10
- KJV: There are it may be so many kinds of voices in the world and none of them without signification
- GK: τοσαύτα ει τύχοι γένη φωνών εστίν εν κόσμω και ουδέν αυτών άφωνον
1 Corinthians 15:37
- KJV: And that which thou sowest thou sowest not that body that shall be but bare grain it may chance of wheat or of some other
- GK: και ο σπείρεις ου το σώμα το γενησόμενον σπείρεις αλλά γυμνόν κόκκον ει τύχοι σίτου η τινος των λοιπών
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