verb
epitunchanamō
Strong’sG2013
I attain, obtain, acquire
stem epitunchan-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.
ἐπι-τυγχάνω
[in LXX: Ge 39:2 (צָלַח hi.), Pr 12:27 (חָרַךְ)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2013 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -τεύξομαιRefs 5th c.BC+aorist 2 ἐπέτῠχον: perfect -τετύχηκαRefs 4th c.BC+:—properly hit the mark, τοῦ σκοποῦ, opposed to ἀποτυγχάνω, Refs 1st c.AD+
II light or fall upon, meet with,
I with dative person, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ.[ταῖς θύραις] ἀνεῳγμέναις to find them open, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 c.genitive person, μετρίου ἀνδρός Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐώνων ἐ. a low market, Refs 4th c.BC+
I.3 rarely c.accusative, τὰς ἁπλᾶς [ἐπιθυμίας] ἐν ὀλίγοις ἐπιτεύξῃ Refs 5th c.BC+
I.4 absolutely, Refs 5th c.BC+; mostly ὁ ἐπιτυχών the first person one meets, any chance person, especially in plural, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ περὶ τοῦ ἐ. on no common matter, Refs: without the Article, ἐπιτυχόντος ἀνθρώπου λόγος Refs 5th c.BC+
III attain to, reach, gain one's end, c.genitive of things, Refs 5th c.BC+; πολιτείας Refs 2nd c.AD+; τοῦ καλῶς [μειγνύναι] Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. τοῦ ἀγῶνος gain one's suit, Refs 4th c.BC+; profit by, benefit by, φιλανθρωπίας NT+2nd c.AD+
III.2 c.participle, succeed in doing, Refs 5th c.BC+ find, light upon by searching, Refs 5th c.BC+: so with infinitive, Refs 2nd c.AD+; γαμβροῦ ὁ ἐπιτυχὼν εὗρεν υἱόν he who is lucky in his son-in-law, Refs 3rd c.AD+
III.3 c.dative modi, to be lucky, successful in a thing, μάχῃ Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, to be successful, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἂν ἐπιτύχῃ if she succeeds, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.4 passive, turn out well, αἱ ἐπιτετευγμέναι πράξεις successful, Refs 2nd c.BC+; φάρμακον -τετευγμένον proved remedy, Heraclid.Tarentum dialect cited in Refs 2nd c.AD+
IV c.dative person, converse, talk with one, Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epitunchanataἐπέτυχεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | obtained | 3× |
| epitunchanalaἐπέτυχον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | obtained | 1× |
| epitunchanaraἐπιτυχεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | obtain | 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 | epitunchanamō | epitunchaname | epitunchanami | epitunchanama | epitunchanamē | epitunchanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitunchanasō | epitunchanase | epitunchanasi | epitunchanasa | epitunchanasē | epitunchanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitunchanatō | epitunchanate | epitunchanati | epitunchanata3×ἐπέτυχεν | epitunchanatē | epitunchanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epitunchananō | epitunchanane | epitunchanani | epitunchanana | epitunchananē | epitunchananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitunchanavō | epitunchanave | epitunchanavi | epitunchanava | epitunchanavē | epitunchanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitunchanalō | epitunchanale | epitunchanali | epitunchanala1×ἐπέτυχον | epitunchanalē | epitunchanalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitunchanameiō | epitunchanameia | epitunchanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epitunchanaseiō | epitunchanaseia | epitunchanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitunchanateiō | epitunchanateia | epitunchanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epitunchananeiō | epitunchananeia | epitunchananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitunchanaveiō | epitunchanaveia | epitunchanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epitunchanaleiō | epitunchanaleia | epitunchanaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epitunchanasōr | epitunchanasar | epitunchanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitunchanatōr | epitunchanatar | epitunchanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitunchanavōr | epitunchanavar | epitunchanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epitunchanalōr | epitunchanalar | epitunchanalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epitunchanamoiō | epitunchanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epitunchanasoiō | epitunchanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epitunchanatoiō | epitunchanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epitunchananoiō | epitunchananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epitunchanavoiō | epitunchanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epitunchanaloiō | epitunchanaloia |
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 | epitunchanarō | epitunchanari | epitunchanara1×ἐπιτυχεῖν | epitunchanarē |
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 | epitunchanarōntos | epitunchanarintos | epitunchanarantos | epitunchanarēntos |
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
epitunchan 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
epitunchanata“obtained”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Romans 11:7“obtained”… oun? hem epizētatō Israēl, houtem ouk epitunchanata, tas de eklogas epitunchanata; tois de …What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were …
Romans 11:7“obtained”… houtem ouk epitunchanata, tas de eklogas epitunchanata; tois de loipois pōrila,… was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
Hebrews 6:15kai houtōs makrothumarantos epitunchanata tau epangeliau.And so Abraham, after waiting patiently, obtained the promise.
epitunchanala“obtained”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Hebrews 11:33“obtained”… dia pistiau katagōnizela basileiain, ergazela dikaiosunan, epitunchanala epangeliaiu, frassala stomeim leontoiu,who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
epitunchanara“obtain”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
James 4:2… foneuavō kai zēlavō, kai ouk dunovō epitunchanara; machovō kai polemavō. ouk echavō dia …… and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You …