verb
paratunchanamō
Strong’sG3909
I chance to meet
stem paratunchan-once in the New Testament1 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.
* παρα-τυγχάνω,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3909 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect -τέτευχα and -τετύχηκα (see. below): aorist παρέτῠχον: — happen to be near, be among, παρετύγχανε μαρναμένοισιν Refs 8th c.BC+; π. τῷ λόγῳ, τῷ πάθεϊ, to be present at.., Refs 5th c.BC+; but ὁ πλείστοις κινδύνοις -τετευχώς who had met with.., Refs: with Preps., visit, εἰς κώμην Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐπὶ διάγνωσιν put in an appearance at.., Mitteis Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 absolutely, happen to be present, Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, offer, present itself, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 frequently in participle παρατυχών, whoever chanced to be by, i. e. the first comer, any chance person, οὐκ ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος πυνθανόμενος Refs 5th c.BC+; also τὸ παρατυγχάνον or παρατυχόν whatever turns up or chances, ποιεῖν τὸ παρατυγχάνον αὐτῷ to do whatever circumstances required, Refs; πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον as circumstances required, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀποκρίνασθαι ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος answer offhand, Refs 1st c.AD+, absolutely, it being in one's power, since it was in one's power to do, with infinitive, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| paratunchanarōntoinπαρατυγχάνοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | happened to be there | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratunchanamō | paratunchaname | paratunchanami | paratunchanama | paratunchanamē | paratunchanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | paratunchanasō | paratunchanase | paratunchanasi | paratunchanasa | paratunchanasē | paratunchanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratunchanatō | paratunchanate | paratunchanati | paratunchanata | paratunchanatē | paratunchanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | paratunchananō | paratunchanane | paratunchanani | paratunchanana | paratunchananē | paratunchananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratunchanavō | paratunchanave | paratunchanavi | paratunchanava | paratunchanavē | paratunchanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | paratunchanalō | paratunchanale | paratunchanali | paratunchanala | paratunchanalē | paratunchanalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratunchanameiō | paratunchanameia | paratunchanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | paratunchanaseiō | paratunchanaseia | paratunchanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratunchanateiō | paratunchanateia | paratunchanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | paratunchananeiō | paratunchananeia | paratunchananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratunchanaveiō | paratunchanaveia | paratunchanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | paratunchanaleiō | paratunchanaleia | paratunchanaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | paratunchanasōr | paratunchanasar | paratunchanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratunchanatōr | paratunchanatar | paratunchanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratunchanavōr | paratunchanavar | paratunchanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | paratunchanalōr | paratunchanalar | paratunchanalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | paratunchanamoiō | paratunchanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | paratunchanasoiō | paratunchanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | paratunchanatoiō | paratunchanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | paratunchananoiō | paratunchananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | paratunchanavoiō | paratunchanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | paratunchanaloiō | paratunchanaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paratunchanarō | paratunchanari | paratunchanara | paratunchanarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | paratunchanarōntos1× | paratunchanarintos | paratunchanarantos | paratunchanarēntos |
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
paratunchan 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
paratunchanarōntoin“happened to be there”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 17:17“happened to be there”… agora kata pantan hēmeran pros toin paratunchanarōntoin.… in the marketplace with those he met each day.