τυγχάνω
tugchanō
to obtain/happen
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek verb τυγχάνω (tugchanō) appears 13 times in the Bible and can be defined as "to obtain" or "happen." Its primary meaning is associated with the idea of something coming to pass or occurring, rather than causing or achieving a specific outcome. The verb is used in various contexts, including describing the outcome of a situation, the fulfillment of a prophecy, or the realization of a hope. Its range of usage encompasses both positive and negative events, demonstrating its ability to convey a sense of both promise and threat. Through its usage, tugchanō highlights the uncertainty and unpredictability of human existence, as people's lives are subject to a wide range of outcomes, some of which may be beneficial, while others may be challenging or even catastrophic.
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Occurrences in Scripture
13 total occurrences across the text
Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Luke 20:35But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
Acts 26:22Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
Acts 19:11God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
Acts 24:2When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,
Acts 27:3The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
Acts 28:2The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.
1 Corinthians 14:10There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
1 Corinthians 15:37That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.
1 Corinthians 16:6But with you it may be that I will stay, or even winter, that you may send me on my journey wherever I go.
2 Timothy 2:10Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones’ sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Hebrews 8:6But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law.
Hebrews 11:35Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.