ἐπιτυγχάνωepitynchánō
to chance upon, i.e. (by implication) to attain
Greek (New Testament) · G2013
Meanings
1. to light upon.
2. to obtain, attain to: James 4:2, with genitive of thing (as in classical Greek), Hebrews 6:15, Hebrews 11:33; with acc (late Gk.), Romans 11:7 (Rec. τούτου).
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- τυγχάνωtynchánō · G5177akin to the base of G5088 (τίκτω) through the idea of effecting; properly, to affect; or (specially), to hit or light upon (as a mark to be reached), i.e. (transitively) to attain or secure an object or end, or (intransitively) to happen (as if meeting with); but in the latter application only impersonal (with G1487 (εἰ)), i.e. perchance; or (present participle) as adjective, usual (as if commonly met with, with G3756 (οὐ), extraordinary), neuter (as adverb) perhaps; or (with another verb) as adverb, by accident (as it were)
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Romans 11:7 So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened.
- Hebrews 6:15 Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
- Hebrews 11:33 By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions,
- James 4:2 You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don’t have what you want because you don’t ask God for it.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.