To obtain
ἐπιτυγχάνωStrong’s G2013epitugchanō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epitugchanō is the Greek word usually translated “obtained”, “it has obtained” and “obtain”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.”
Meaning
Usually translated “obtained”, “it has obtained” and “obtain”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- obtained 2
- it has obtained 1
- he obtained 1
- to obtain 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 2
- Romans 1
- James 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Hebrews 6:15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
- Hebrews 11:33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
- James 4:2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Greek dictionary
ἐπιτυγχάνω epitugchanō · to obtain
ἐπι-τυγχάνω [in LXX: Gen.39:2 (צָלַח hi.), Pro.12:27 (חָרַךְ)* ;] 1. to light upon. 2. to obtain, attain to: Jas.4:2, with genitive of thing(s) (as in cl.), Heb.6:15 11:33; with accusative (late Gk.), Rom.11:7 (Rec. τούτου).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “obtain” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OBTA'IN, verb transitive
[Latin obtineo; ob and teneo, to hold.]
- To get; to gain; to procure; in a general sense, to gain possession of a thing, whether temporary or permanent; to acquiare. this word usually implies exertion to get possession, and in this it differs from receive, which may or may not imply exertion. it differs from acquire, as genus from species; acquire being properly applied only to things permanently possessed; but obtain is applied both to things of temporary and of permanent possession.“He shall obtain the kingdom by flatteries” Daniel 11:21“In whom we have obtained an inheritance” Ephesians 1:11
- To keep; to hold.
All definitions and other forms of “obtain”
OBTA'IN, verb intransitive
- To be received in customary or common use; to continue in use; to be established in practice.
- To be established; to subsist in nature.
- To prevail; to succeed. [Little used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.