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προστυγχάνω

prostygchano

obtain oneʼs share of

Appears 25 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

προστυγχάνω, A. obtain oneʼs share of, and generally, obtain, προστυχόντι τῶν ἴσων S. Ph. 552; ἐμοῦ κολαστοῦ προστυχών Id. El. 1463: c. dat., meet with, hit upon, Pl. Lg. 844b, 893e, Plt. 262b, Sph. 246b. 2. of events, befall one, κακότας π. τινί Pi. Fr. 42.5. 3. = πρόσειμι, φασι τῷ ἐμβρύῳ προστυγχάνειν ἕτερον χιτῶνα Sor. 1.58. 4. abs., ὁ προστυγχάνων the first person one meets, anybody, Pl. Lg. 914b; πᾶς ὁ π. ib. 808e; οἱ αἰεὶ -τυγχάνοντες Th. 1.97; ὁ προστυχὼν Φρύξ Herod. 3.36: so in neut., τὰ προστυχόντα ξένια whatever fare there was, E. Alc. 754; ἐρρύφεον τὸ προστυχόν anything that came handy, Hp. Acut. 39; but τὸ προστυχόν casualness, Pl. Ti. 34c; πράξει τὸ π. ἑκάστοτε will act offhand, Id. Lg. 962c; ἐκ τοῦ προστυχόντος offhand, ex tempore, Plu. 2.150d, 407b; so κατὰ τὸ π. D.H. 7.1.
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