τυγχάνω

[in LXX: Deu.19:5 (מָצָא), Job.3:21 7:2 17:1, Pro.30:23 (without definite Heb. equiv.), Wis.15:19, 1Ma.11:42, 3Ma.3:7, al. ;]

__I. Trans.

__1. to hit (opposite to ἁμαρτάνω, to miss the mark: Hom. Xen. al.).

__2. to hit upon, light upon;

__(a) of persons, to meet with, fall in with: absol. ptcp. ὁ τυχών, a chance person, anyone (Lat. quivis), οὐ τυχών, not common or ordinary, Act.19:11 28:2;

__(b) of things, to reach, get, obtain: with genitive of thing(s) Luk.20:35, Act.24:3 26:22 27:3, 2Ti.2:10 Heb.8:6 11:35.

__II. Intrans. to happen; of things, to happen, chance, befall: impers. εἰ τύχοι, it may be, perhaps, 1Co.14:10 15:37; so ptcp. τυχόν (old accusative absol.; see M, Pr. 74), 1Co.16:6

(cf. ἐν-, ὑπερ-εν-, ἐπι-, παρα-, συν-τυγχάνω).†

τυχόν, adv. see: τυγχάνω

(AS)

to hit; to hit upon, light upon; to meet with, fall in with; a chance person, anyone; not common; ordinary; to reach, get, obtain; to happen; to happen, chance, befall; it may be, perhaps