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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G5177 - Obtain

Strong's No.:G5177

Greek:τυγχάνω

Transliteration:tugchanō

Phonetic:toong-khan'-o

Word Origin:Probably for an obsolete τύχω tuchō (for which the middle voice of another alternate τεύχω teuchō [to make ready or bring to pass] is used in certain tenses

Bible Usage:be chance enjoy little obtain X-(idiom) refresh . . . self + special. Compare G5180 .

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

akin to the base of G5088 through the idea of effecting; properly to affect; or (specifically) to hit or light upon (as a mark to be reached) that is (transitively) to attain or secure an object or end or (intransitively) to happen (as if meeting with); but in the latter application only impersonally (with G1487) that is perchance; or (present participle) as adjective usual (as if commonly met with with G3756 extraordinary) neuter (as adverb) perhaps; or (with another verb) as adverb by accident (as it were)


Thayers
Definition:

1. to hit the mark

a. of one discharging a javelin or arrow

2. to reach, attain, obtain, get, become master of

3. to happen, chance, fall out

a. to specify, to take a case, as for example

4. to meet one

5. of he who meets one or presents himself unsought, any chance, ordinary, common person

6. to chance to be


Bible References:
Obtain

Translation
Occurrences:
be ( 1 )
chance ( 1 )
enjoy ( 1 )
himself ( 1 )
little ( 1 )
obtain ( 3 )
obtained ( 2 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.