τυγχάνω
tynchánō · G5177 · Greek · 12 occurrences
Meanings
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to experience, to have happen to
To experience some happening (generally neutral in connotation)
ExamplesActs 26:22 “So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place,
Acts 28:2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and took us all in because of the rain that had started and because of the cold.
2 Timothy 2:10 For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.
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perhaps, possibly
(The neuter participle of τυγχάνω ‘to happen,’ not occurring in the NT) Pertaining to the possible occurrence of an event or state
Examples1 Corinthians 14:10 There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and none is incapable of meaning.
1 Corinthians 15:37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else.
1 Corinthians 16:6 and perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I go.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
12 occurrences in 5 groups
- Not stated in the clause 6
- Not stated: he, she or it 3
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
- Not stated: they 1
- Not stated (participle) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
7 occurrences in 7 groups
- εἰρήνηpeace 1
- αἰώνage, forever 1
- ἐπικουρίαhelp 1
- ἐπιμέλειαcare 1
- λειτουργίαservice, ministry 1
- ἀνάστασιςresurrection 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- διάthrough+ σύyou 1
- μετάwith, after+ δόξαglory 1
- πρόςto, toward, with+ σύyou 1
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- νυνίnow 1
- οὐnot 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δύναμιςpower, mighty deed 1
What is done to itIt is the object
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- ἐπιτρέπωto allow, to let, to permit 1
- καταξιόωto regard as worthy of 1
- λέγωto say 1
- ὑπομένωto endure, to remain 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 2 entries
- Perhaps, possibly71.10
- 1 Corinthians 14:10 — “There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of languages in the world, and none is incapable of meaning.”
- To experience, to have happen to90.61
- Acts 19:11 — “God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,”
Word family 10 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon see τυγχάνω. G5177 — τυγχάνω ; 2 aorist ἐτυχον; perfect (Heb 8:6) τέτευχα (so codex B),…
G5177 — τυγχάνω
; 2 aorist ἐτυχον; perfect (Heb 8:6) τέτευχα (so codex B), and (so L T Tr marginal reading WH manuscript א) 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)), Lk 20:35 (Winer's Grammar, 609 (566)); Acts 24:2(3); Acts 26:22; ; 2 Tim 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), 1 Cor 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, 1 Cor 15:37 (Vulg. in each passageut puta; (cf. Meyer as above)); τυχόν, adverbially, perhaps, it may be, 1 Cor 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), Acts 19:11; Acts 28:2 (3Macc. 3:7); to chance to be: ἡμιθανῆ τυγχάνοντα, half dead as he happened to be, just as he was, Lk 10:30 R G. (Compare: ἐντυγχάνω, ὑπερεντυγχάνω, ἐπιτυγχάνω, παρατυγχάνω, συντυγχάνω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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