Lexical Summary epitynchanō: to light upon, to obtain Original Word: ἐπιτυγχάνωTransliteration: epitynchanō Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-toong-khan'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to light upon, to obtain Meaning: to light upon, to obtain Strong's Concordance obtain. From epi and tugchano; to chance upon, i.e. (by implication) to attain -- obtain. see GREEK epi see GREEK tugchano Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2013: ἐπιτυγχάνωἐπιτυγχάνω: 2 aorist ἐπέτυχον; 1. to light or hit upon any person or thing (Aristophanes, Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato). 2. to attain to, obtain: James 4:2; with the genitive of thing, Hebrews 6:15; Hebrews 11:33; with the accusative of thing: τοῦτο, Romans 11:7 (where Rec. τούτου). Cf. Matthiae, § 328; (Winer's Grammar, 200 (188)). |