Strong G4940συντυγχάνω

to meet with

Transliteration
suntugchanō
Pronunciation
soon-toong-khan'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G4862 and G5177; to chance together that is meet with (reach): - come at.

Detailed definition

συν-τυγχάνω
[in LXX: 2Ma.8:14 *;]
to meet with, fall in with: with dative of person(s), Luk.8:19.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G4940 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • come1

First verses

  1. Luke 8:19
    Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
συντυγχάνω,
future -τεύξομαι[Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus, 9th c.AD: Photius Legal icographus, etc., 10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus:)]aorist 2 συνέτῠχον: perfect -τέτευχα[Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.174, “PTeb.” 22.3 (2nd c.BC):)]
I of persons, meet with, fall in with, τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.14, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 608 (troch.), “PTeb.”)] [same place], etc.; so μοίρᾳ τοῦδ᾽ ἐχθίονι σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 682 (Lyric poetry); σ. νεκροῖς ἀσπαίρουσι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.4.5; ξυνέτυχεν ἐξιόντι μοι ἄνθρωπος ἀποφράς 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 309: _absolutely_, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 122)]; but οἱ συντυγχάνοντες, of two persons meeting, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.134, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 56d.)]
I.2 rarely with genitive, like the simple verb, συντυχὼν κακῶν ἀνδρῶν perhaps having like others met with evil men, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 320 (σὺντυχὼν Paley),compare “OC” 1482 codices (Lyric poetry, σοῦ τύχοιμι Cobet).)]
I.3 ὁ συντυχών the first that meets one, ὁ αἰεὶ ξυντυχών [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 1182 (also without ὁ, [prev. author] “Rh.” 864))]: rarely in present, ὁ συντυγχάνων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 762c: also of things, τὸ συντυχόν)] the first that comes to hand, average, οὐ τὸ σ. ἔργον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.51; πᾶν τὸ σ. ἡδέως ἤσθιεν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Agesilaus” 9.3.)]
II of accidents and chances, happen to, befall, τὰ συντυχόντα σφι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.136; ὅσα δεῖ χώρᾳ συντυχεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 709c)]: absolutely, happen, fall out, εὖ ξυντυχόντων if things go well, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 274; πᾶν τὸ συντυχὸν πάθος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 313; ὁ ξ. κίνδυνος 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.59)]; πρὸς τὰ σ. according to circumstances, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Otho” 13, compare 9: _impersonal_ συνετύγχανε, συνέτυχε)], it happened that.. , with infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.70, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 15.4.5, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lysander” 12, “Pel.” 18; συνέτυχε οὕτως, ὥστε.. Aristeas 307: with)]participle, ἡ οὐσία συντέτευχε τὸν μέσον κατειληφυῖα τόπον Chrysipp. [same place]