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To meet with

συντυγχάνωStrong’s G4940

suntugchanō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Suntugchanō is the Greek word usually translated “get”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.”
Luke 8:19 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “get”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • to get 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    συντυγχάνω suntugchanō · to meet with

    συν-τυγχάνω [in LXX: 2Ma.8:14 * ;] to meet with, fall in with: with dative of person(s), Luk.8:19.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “get” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    GET, verb transitive

    preterit tense got. [gat, obsolete ] participle passive got, gotten.

    1. To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of, by almost any means.
    2. To have.
    3. To beget; to procreate; to generate.
    4. To learn; as, to get a lesson.
    All definitions and other forms of “get”
    1. To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.
    2. To procure to be.

    GET, verb intransitive

    To arrive at any place or state; followed by some modifying word, and sometimes implying difficulty or labor; as,

      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.