verb

entunchanamō

Greekἐντυγχάνω (entunchanō)

Strong’sG1793

I meet, encounter, call upon, make a petition

stem entunchan-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

intercedes2×make intercession1×petitioned1×pleads with1×

What it means

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 *;]

1. to fall in with.

2. to meet with in order to converse.

3. to petition, make petition: c. dat. pers., seq. ὑπέρ c. gen. pers., Ac 25:24 (cf. Field, Notes, 140), He 7:25, Ro 8:27, 34 (θεῷ, not expressed); seq. κατά, against: Ro 11:2 (cf. ἔντευξις, ὑπερ-εντυγχάνω).†

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

Saiden-toong-khan'-o

to chance upon, i.e. (by implication) confer with; by extension to entreat (in favor or against)

Fromfrom G1722 and G5177;

King Jamesdeal with, make intercession.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

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	entunchanarōtos	entunchanaritos	entunchanaratos	entunchanarētos

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

entunchanstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

entunchanatō“intercedes”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×

Romans 8:27“intercedes”tos de eraunarōtos tain kardiain oidatē tinem tem fronēmem teu pneumeu, hoti kata theon entunchanatō huper hagioiu.And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Romans 8:34“intercedes”tinos tos katakrinarōtos? Christos tos apothnēskaratos, mallon de egeiriratos, hos kai atō en dexa tou theou, hos kai entunchanatō huper nu;Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God— and He is interceding for us.

Romans 11:2“pleads with”ouk apōtheta tos theos ton laon autou hon prognōskata. ē ouk oidavē en Ēliao tinem legatō tas grafas, hōs entunchanatō to theo kata tou Israēl?God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you 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“petitioned”kai fēatō tos Fēstos; Agrippaor basilevor kai pantoir toir sumpareiarōtoir ni anēroir, theōravō houton peri hou hapantem tem plēthem toiu Ioudaioiu entunchanala mi en tē Hierosolumei kai enthade, boarōtois mē darō auton zōarō mēketi.Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

entunchanarō“make intercession”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×

Hebrews 7:25“make intercession”hothen kai sōzarō eis tem pantelem dunetō toin prosercherōtoin dia autou to theo, pantote zōarōtos eis tem entunchanarō huper autoiu.Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.