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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

τυγχάνω

Lemmaτυγχάνω
Citation formτυγχάνω
Part of speechverb
GlossI obtain, I happen, perhaps
Strong’sG5177
Transliterationtynchánō
Definitionakin 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.
Derivationprobably for an obsolete (for which the middle voice of another alternate (to make ready or bring to pass) is used in certain tenses
SBLGNT occurrences12

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 formGrammar 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

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: τυγχανω.