To obtain/happen
τυγχάνωStrong’s G5177tugchanō
Appears in 13 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tugchanō is the Greek word usually translated “it would be”, “state” and “obtain”. It appears in 13 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.”
Meaning
Usually translated “it would be”, “state” and “obtain”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- it would be 2
- state 1
- to obtain 1
- being ordinary 1
- we are attaining 1
- having obtained 1
- to receive 1
- ordinary 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 5
- 1 Corinthians 3
- Luke 2
- Hebrews 2
- 2 Timothy 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 20:35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
- Acts 19:11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:
- Acts 24:2And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
- Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
- Acts 27:3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
- Acts 28:2And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Greek dictionary
τυγχάνω tugchanō · to obtain/happen
τυγχάνω [in LXX: Deu.19:5 (מָצָא), Job.3:21 7:2 17:1, Pro.30:23 (without definite Heb. equiv.), Wis.15:19, 1Ma.11:42, 3Ma.3:7, al. ;] I. Trans. 1. to hit (opposite to ἁμαρτάνω, to miss the mark: Hom., Xen., al.). 2. to hit upon, light upon; (a) of persons, to meet with, fall in with: absol., ptcp., ὁ τυχών, a chance person, anyone (Lat. quivis), οὐ τυχών, not common or ordinary, Act.19:11 28:2; (b) of things, to reach, get, obtain: with genitive of thing(s) Luk.20:35, Act.24:3 26:22 27:3, 2Ti.2:10 Heb.8:6 11:35. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “state” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STATE, noun
[Latin, to stand, to be fixed.]
- Condition; the circumstances of a being or thing at any given time.
- Modification of any thing.
- Crisis; stationary point; highth; point from which the next movement is regression.
- Estate; possession. [See Estate.]
All definitions and other forms of “state”
- A political body, or body politic; the whole body of people united under one government, whatever may be the form of the government.
- A body of men united by profession, or constituting a community of a particular character; as the civil and ecclesiastical states in Great Britain.
- Rank; condition; quality; as the state of honor.
- Pomp; appearance of greatness.
- Dignity; grandeur.
- A seat of dignity.
- A canopy; a covering of dignity.
- A person of high rank. [Not in use.]
- The principal persons in a government.
- The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country; as the states general.
- Joined with another word, it denotes public, or what belongs to the community or body politic; as state affairs; state policy.
STATE, verb transitive
- To set; to settle. [See Stated.]
- To express the particulars of any thing verbally; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite.
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.