τυγχάνω

Verb

tynchanō · to obtain/happen

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 5177

Lexical summary

12

NT occurrences

9

Observed forms

About this Greek word

To hit an object; to attain to, to obtain, acquire, enjoy, Lk. 20:35; Acts 24:2; 26:22; 27:3; 2 Tim. 2:10; Heb. 8:6; 11:35; intrans. to happen, fall out, chance; common, ordinary, Acts 19:11; 28:2; as an adv., it may be, perchance, perhaps, 1 Cor. 16:6; εἰ τύχοι, as it so happens, as the case may be, 1 Cor. 14:10; 15:37*

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Lexicon lemma

τυγχάνωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidence

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist

Citation form not reconstructed

Not available from current evidenceAorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

τέτυχαPerfect active

NT evidence

Perfect middle/passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidencePerfect middle/passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Aorist passive

No supporting NT evidence

Not available from current evidenceAorist passive

No NT forms support this principal part.

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPerfect ActiveReferences
SingularThird

Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
PluralThird

Optative mood

Optative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonAorist ActiveReferences
SingularThird

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoiceAorist
Active
Luke 20:35

Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
PluralNominative
Genitive——
Dative——
Accusative——
Vocative——

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineNeuterReferences
SingularNominative
——
Genitive————
Dative————
Accusative—
Vocative————
PluralNominative————
Genitive————
Dative————
Accusative—
—
Vocative————

NT distribution

NT Book

τυγχάνω

Book distribution counts: Acts: 5 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 3 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; Luke: 1 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 1 occurrences

Author

τυγχάνω
  • Luke6
  • Paul4
  • Hebrews2

Author distribution counts: Luke: 6 occurrences; Paul: 4 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences