verb
suntunchanamō
Strong’sG4940
I meet with, come to
stem suntunchan-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.
** συν-τυγχάνω
[in LXX: II Mac 8:14 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4940 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -τεύξομαιRefs 5th c.AD+aorist 2 συνέτῠχον: perfect -τέτευχαRefs 3rd c.BC+
I of persons, meet with, fall in with, τινι Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place], etc.; so μοίρᾳ τοῦδ᾽ ἐχθίονι σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; but οἱ συντυγχάνοντες, of two persons meeting, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 rarely with genitive, like the simple verb, συντυχὼν κακῶν ἀνδρῶν perhaps having like others met with evil men, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.3 ὁ συντυχών the first that meets one, ὁ αἰεὶ ξυντυχών Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely in present, ὁ συντυγχάνων Refs 5th c.BC+ the first that comes to hand, average, οὐ τὸ σ. ἔργον Refs 5th c.BC+
II of accidents and chances, happen to, befall, τὰ συντυχόντα σφι Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, happen, fall out, εὖ ξυντυχόντων if things go well, Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς τὰ σ. according to circumstances, Refs 1st c.AD+, it happened that.. , with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+participle, ἡ οὐσία συντέτευχε τὸν μέσον κατειληφυῖα τόπον Chrysipp. [same place]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| suntunchanaraσυντυχεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | meet with | 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 | suntunchanamō | suntunchaname | suntunchanami | suntunchanama | suntunchanamē | suntunchanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntunchanasō | suntunchanase | suntunchanasi | suntunchanasa | suntunchanasē | suntunchanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntunchanatō | suntunchanate | suntunchanati | suntunchanata | suntunchanatē | suntunchanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | suntunchananō | suntunchanane | suntunchanani | suntunchanana | suntunchananē | suntunchananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntunchanavō | suntunchanave | suntunchanavi | suntunchanava | suntunchanavē | suntunchanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntunchanalō | suntunchanale | suntunchanali | suntunchanala | suntunchanalē | suntunchanalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntunchanameiō | suntunchanameia | suntunchanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntunchanaseiō | suntunchanaseia | suntunchanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntunchanateiō | suntunchanateia | suntunchanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | suntunchananeiō | suntunchananeia | suntunchananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntunchanaveiō | suntunchanaveia | suntunchanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntunchanaleiō | suntunchanaleia | suntunchanaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suntunchanasōr | suntunchanasar | suntunchanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntunchanatōr | suntunchanatar | suntunchanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntunchanavōr | suntunchanavar | suntunchanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suntunchanalōr | suntunchanalar | suntunchanalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntunchanamoiō | suntunchanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | suntunchanasoiō | suntunchanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntunchanatoiō | suntunchanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | suntunchananoiō | suntunchananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntunchanavoiō | suntunchanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | suntunchanaloiō | suntunchanaloia |
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 | suntunchanarō | suntunchanari | suntunchanara1×συντυχεῖν | suntunchanarē |
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 | suntunchanarōntos | suntunchanarintos | suntunchanarantos | suntunchanarēntos |
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
suntunchan 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
suntunchanara“meet with”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 8:19“meet with”… tois adelfois autou, kai ouk dunole suntunchanara auto dia ton ochlon.… mother and brothers came to see Him, but they were unable to reach Him because of the crowd.