Original: τυγχάνω

Transliteration: tynchánō

Phonetic: toong-khan'-o

Short Definition: Be

- Original: τυγχάνω

- Transliteration: Tugchano

- Phonetic: toong-khan'-o

- Definition:

1. to hit the mark

a. of one discharging a javelin or arrow

2. to reach, attain, obtain, get, become master of

3. to happen, chance, fall out

a. to specify, to take a case, as for example

4. to meet one

5. of he who meets one or presents himself unsought, any chance, ordinary, common person

6. to chance to be

- Origin: 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

- TDNT entry: 11:58,1

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Probably for an obsolete τύχω tuchō (for which the middle voice of another alternate τεύχω teuchō [to make ready or bring to pass] is used in certain tenses; akin to the base of G5088 through the idea of effecting; properly to affect; or (specifically) to hit or light upon (as a mark to be reached) that is (transitively) to attain or secure an object or end or (intransitively) to happen (as if meeting with); but in the latter application only impersonally (with G1487) that is 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): - be chance enjoy little obtain X refresh... self + special. Compare G5180.

Cognate: G1783, G1793, G5241