verb
entunchanamō
Strong’sG1793
I meet, encounter, call upon, make a petition
stem entunchan-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐν-τυγχάνω
[in LXX: Da TH 6:12, [13] (קֶרֶב) Wi 8:20 16:28, II Mac 2:25 4:36 6:12 15:39, III Mac 6:37; seq. κατά, I Mac 8:32 10:61, 63, 64 11:25 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1793 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -τεύξομαι: aorist 2 ἐνέτῠχον: perfect ἐντετύχηκα Refs 1st c.BC+: aorist 1 passive ἐνετεύχθην Refs 1st c.AD+:—light upon, fall in with, meet with, with dative person, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὀλίγοι τινὲς ὧν ἐντετύχηκα (i.e. τούτων οἷς..) Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with dative of things, κακοῖς ἐ., ={τυγχάνω ὢν ἐν κακοῖς}, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὑντυγχάνων (i.e. τοῖς πράγμασιν) conjecture Valck. in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τῷ νώτῳ, of the crocodile, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ ἐ. τοῖς.. τοξεύμασι he who fell in their way, Refs 5th c.BC+; of obstacles, ἐ. τάφροις Refs 5th c.BC+
3 absolutely, Refs 5th c.BC+chance persons, Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b ἐν δὲ μηνὸς πρῶτον τύχεν ἆμαρ it chanced to be.., Refs 5th c.BC+
4 obtain an audience or interview, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be appealed to, consulted, περί τινων Refs 1st c.AD+
5 of thunder, strike, κεραυνὸς οἷς ἂν ἐντύχῃ Refs 5th c.BC+; but hardly so in Refs 5th c.BC+
6 rarely with genitive, λελυμένης τῆς γεφύρης ἐντυχόντες having found the bridge broken up, Refs 5th c.BC+; τῶν παρ᾽ ἡμῖν ἐντυχὼν Ἀσκληπιδῶν having falling in with them, Refs 5th c.BC+
II converse with, talk to, τινί Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 have sexual intercourse with, τινί Refs 1st c.AD+
II.3 petition, appeal to, τινὶ περί τινος (masculine) NT+2nd c.BC+; ὁ ἐντυγχάνων the petitioner, Refs; ἐ. κατά τινος plead against, NT+2nd c.BC+: with infinitive, entreat one to do, Refs 1st c.BC+:—passive, ὑπὲρ φυγάδων ἐντευχθείς Refs
III of books, meet with, βιβλίῳ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+; hence, read, Refs 1st c.AD+readers, Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| entunchanatōἐντυγχάνει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | intercedes | 3× |
| entunchanalaἐνέτυχόν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | petitioned | 1× |
| entunchanarōἐντυγχάνειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | make intercession | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | entunchanamō | entunchaname | entunchanami | entunchanama | entunchanamē | entunchanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | entunchanasō | entunchanase | entunchanasi | entunchanasa | entunchanasē | entunchanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | entunchanatō3×ἐντυγχάνει | entunchanate | entunchanati | entunchanata | entunchanatē | entunchanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | entunchananō | entunchanane | entunchanani | entunchanana | entunchananē | entunchananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | entunchanavō | entunchanave | entunchanavi | entunchanava | entunchanavē | entunchanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | entunchanalō | entunchanale | entunchanali | entunchanala1×ἐνέτυχόν | entunchanalē | entunchanalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | entunchanameiō | entunchanameia | entunchanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | entunchanaseiō | entunchanaseia | entunchanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | entunchanateiō | entunchanateia | entunchanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | entunchananeiō | entunchananeia | entunchananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | entunchanaveiō | entunchanaveia | entunchanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | entunchanaleiō | entunchanaleia | entunchanaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | entunchanasōr | entunchanasar | entunchanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | entunchanatōr | entunchanatar | entunchanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | entunchanavōr | entunchanavar | entunchanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | entunchanalōr | entunchanalar | entunchanalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | entunchanamoiō | entunchanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | entunchanasoiō | entunchanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | entunchanatoiō | entunchanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | entunchananoiō | entunchananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | entunchanavoiō | entunchanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | entunchanaloiō | entunchanaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | entunchanarō1×ἐντυγχάνειν | entunchanari | entunchanara | entunchanarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | entunchanarōntos | entunchanarintos | entunchanarantos | entunchanarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
entunchan is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
entunchanatō“intercedes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Romans 8:27… fronēmem teu pneumeu, hoti kata theon entunchanatō huper hagioiu.… of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the …
Romans 8:34“intercedes”… en dexa tou theou, hos kai entunchanatō huper nu;… life, is at the right hand of God— and He is interceding for us.
Romans 11:2“pleads with”… Ēliao tinem legatō tas grafas, hōs entunchanatō to theo kata tou Israēl?… not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
entunchanala“petitioned”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 25:24… hou hapantem tem plēthem toiu Ioudaioiu entunchanala mi en tē Hierosolumei kai enthade, …… man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and …
entunchanarō“make intercession”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Hebrews 7:25“make intercession”… to theo, pantote zōarōntos eis tem entunchanarō huper autoiu.… near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.