παρατυγχάνω
paratygchano
happen to be near, be among
Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
παρατυγχάνω, pf. -τέτευχα and -τετύχηκα (v. infr.) : aor. παρέτῠχον: —A. happen to be near, be among, παρετύγχανε μαρναμένοισιν Il. 11.74 ; π. τῷ λόγῳ, τῷ πάθεϊ, to be present at . . , 7.236, 9.107; εἰς καιρόν γε παρατετύχηκεν ἡμῖν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Πρόδικος Prt. 340e; τῇ μάχῃ 3.70.7; οἱ -τετυχηκότες τοῖς κινδύνοις 12.28A.5; but ὁ πλείστοις κινδύνοις -τετευχώς who had met with . . , 12.27.8 : with Preps., visit, εἰς κώμην POxy. 76.11 (ii A. D.); ἐπὶ διάγνωσιν put in an appearance at . . , Mitteis Chr. 89.18 (ii A. D.). 2. abs., happen to be present, 1.59, 6.108 ; of things, offer, present itself, Art. 38; παρατυχούσης τινὸς σωτηρίας 4.19; ἕως ἄν τις παρατύχῃ διαφυγή 8.11 ; λαβόντας ὅ τι ἑκάστῳ παρέτυχεν ὅπλον R. 474a. 3. freq. in part. παρατυχών, whoever chanced to be by, i. e. the first comer, any chance person, οὐκ ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος πυνθανόμενος 1.22 ; σὺν τοῖς π. ἱππόταις Cyr. 1.4.18 ; also τὸ παρατυγχάνον or παρατυχόν whatever turns up or chances, ποιεῖν τὸ παρατυγχάνον αὐτῷ to do whatever circumstances required, Eq.Mag. 9.1 ; πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον as circumstances required, 1.122; ἐν τῷ παρατυχόντι 5.38 ; ἀποκρίνασθαι ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος answer offhand, 2.154a : παρατυχόν, abs., it being in oneʼs power, since it was in oneʼs power to do, c. inf., 1.76; ἐν καλῷ π. σφίσι ξυμβαλεῖν 5.60.
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