The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
τυγχάνω
| Lemma | τυγχάνω |
|---|---|
| Citation form | τυγχάνω |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | I obtain, I happen, perhaps |
| Strong’s | G5177 |
| Transliteration | tynchánō |
| Definition | akin to the base of through the idea of effecting; properly, to affect; or (specially), to hit or light upon (as a mark to be reached), i.e. (transitively) to attain or secure an object or end, or (intransitively) to happen (as if meeting with); but in the latter application only impersonal (with ), i.e. perchance; or (present participle) as adjective, usual (as if commonly met with, with , extraordinary), neuter (as adverb) perhaps; or (with another verb) as adverb, by accident (as it were) |
| KJV glosses | :--be, chance, enjoy, little, obtain, X refresh…self, + special. |
| Derivation | probably for an obsolete (for which the middle voice of another alternate (to make ready or bring to pass) is used in certain tenses |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 12 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| τέτυχεν | verb, third person, perfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3XAI-S--) — Hebrews 8:6 |
| τυγχάνοντες | verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Acts 24:2 |
| τυχεῖν | verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Luke 20:35 verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Acts 27:3 |
| τύχοι | verb, third person, aorist, active, optative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAO-S--) — 1 Corinthians 14:10 verb, third person, aorist, active, optative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAO-S--) — 1 Corinthians 15:37 |
| τυχὸν | verb, aorist, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT -AAPASN-) — 1 Corinthians 16:6 |
| τυχοῦσαν | verb, aorist, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -AAPASF-) — Acts 28:2 |
| τυχούσας | verb, aorist, active, participle, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT -AAPAPF-) — Acts 19:11 |
| τυχὼν | verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Acts 26:22 |
| τύχωσιν | verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3AAS-P--) — 2 Timothy 2:10 verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, plural (MorphGNT 3AAS-P--) — Hebrews 11:35 |
Morphology
- verb; MorphGNT -AAN----
- verb; MorphGNT -AAPAPF-
- verb; MorphGNT -AAPASF-
- verb; MorphGNT -AAPASN-
- verb; MorphGNT -AAPNSM-
- verb; MorphGNT -PAPNPM-
- verb; MorphGNT 3AAO-S--
- verb; MorphGNT 3AAS-P--
- verb; MorphGNT 3XAI-S--
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: τυγχανω.