attain or secure an object or end

Trans. (opp. to , : Hom., Xen., al.). to hit ἁμαρτάνω to miss the mark ; to hit upon, light upon of persons, : absol., ptcp., , (Lat. ), , or , ; to meet with, fall in with a chance person, anyone not common ordinary ὁ τυχών quivis οὐ τυχών Ac 19:11 28:2 of things, : c. gen. rei. , , . to reach, get, obtain Lk 20:35 Ac 24:3 26:22 27:3 II Ti 2:10 He 8:6 11:35 Intrans., ; of things, : impers., , , ; so ptcp., (old acc. absol.; v. M, , 74), to happen to happen, chance, befall it may be, perhaps εἰ τύχοι τυχόν I Co 14:10 15:37 I Co 16:6 Pr.

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

be, chance, enjoy, little, obtain, X refresh…self, + special