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ἐντυγχάνω

entygchano

light upon, fall in with, meet with

Appears 88 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἐντυγχάνω, fut. -τεύξομαι: aor. 2 ἐνέτῠχον: pf. ἐντετύχηκα Ph. 1.395, also ἐντέτευχα Klio 15.35 (Delph., i B. C.): aor. 1 Pass. ἐνετεύχθην Ph. 2.170, Plu. Cat.Ma. 9:—Α. light upon, fall in with, meet with, c. dat. pers., Hdt. 1.134,al., Ar. Nu. 689, etc.; ὀλίγοι τινὲς ὧν ἐντετύχηκα (i.e. τούτων οἷς . . ) Pl. R. 531e, cf. Grg. 509a, Prt. 361e; κατʼ ὄψιν ἐ. τινί Plu. Lyc. 1. 2. c. dat. rei, κακοῖς ἐ., = τυγχάνω ὢν ἐν κακοῖς, S. Aj. 433; οὑντυγχάνων (sc. τοῖς πράγμασιν) cj. Valck. in E. Fr. 287; ἐ. τῷ νώτῳ, of the crocodile, Hdt. 2.70; ὁ ἐ. τοῖς . . τοξεύμασι he who fell in their way, Th. 4.40; of obstacles, ἐ. τάφροις X. An. 2.3.10; λόφῳ ib.4.2.10. 3. abs., E. Alc. 1032, Ar. Ach. 848, Thphr. Char. 24.8; οἱ ἐντυχόντες chance persons, Th. 4.132; οἱ ἐντυγχάνοντες Isoc. 18.36; τὴν ὠμότητα, ᾗ καθʼ ἁπάντων χρῆται τῶν ἐντυγχανόντων D. 21.88, cf. 183: sg., ὁ ἐντυχών Isoc. 3.61, Pl. Alc. 2.144b. b. ἐν δὲ μηνὸς πρῶτον τύχεν ἆμαρ it chanced to be . ., Pi. Pae. 2.75. 4. obtain an audience or interview, S. Fr. 88.8, Thphr. Char. 1.3:—Pass., to be appealed to, consulted, περί τινων Ph. 2.170. 5. of thunder, strike, κεραυνὸς οἷς ἂν ἐντύχῃ X. Mem. 4.3.14; but hardly so in S. Ph. 1329, παῦλαν ἴσθι . . μήποτʼ ἐντυχεῖν νόσου (ἂν τυχεῖν Pors.). 6. rarely c. gen., λελυμένης τῆς γεφύρης ἐντυχόντες having found the bridge broken up, Hdt. 4.140; τῶν παρʼ ἡμῖν ἐντυχὼν Ἀσκληπιδῶν having falling in with them, S. Ph. 1333. II. converse with, talk to, τινί Pl. Ap. 41b, Phd. 61c, etc.; οὐκ ἄχαρις ἐντυχεῖν Id. Ep. 360c; οὐκ ἀηδὴς ἐ. Men. Pk. 112. 2. have sexual intercourse with, τινί Plu. Sol. 20. 3. petition, appeal to, τινὶ περί τινος (masc.) Act.Ap. 25.24; τῷ βασιλεῖ περὶ τούτων Plb. 4.76.9; ὁ ἐντυγχάνων the petitioner, OGI 669.5; ἐ. κατά τινος plead against, PGiss. 1.36.15 (ii B.C.), LXX 1 Ma. 8.32, Ep.Rom. 11.2; τῷ βασιλεῖ τὴν ἀπόλυσιν LXX 3 Ma. 6.37; τῷ διοικητῇ PTeb. 58.43 (ii B. C.): c. inf., entreat one to do, Nic.Dam. Fr. 47 J., Plu. Pomp. 55; ἐ. ὅπως . . Id. Ages. 25:—Pass., ὑπὲρ φυγάδων ἐντευχθείς Id. Cat.Ma. 9. III. of books, meet with, βιβλίῳ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ Pl. Smp. 177b, cf. Ly. 214b; οἱ ἐντετυχηκότες ταῖς ἱερωτάταις βίβλοις Ph. 1.395; hence, read, Luc. Dem.Enc. 27, Plu. Rom. 12, Jul. Or. 7.210d, etc.; οἱ ἐντυγχάνοντες readers, Plb. 1.3.10, Longin. 1.1; ἐντυχὼν ὑμῶν τῷ ψηφίσματι IG 12(3).176 (Epist. Hadriani), cf. 5(1).1361.7 (Epist. Commodi).
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