παρατυγχάνω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=pf. <b class="b3">-τέτευχα</b> and <b class="b3">-τετύχηκα</b> (v. infr.) : aor. [[παρέτῠχον]]: —<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[happen to be near]], [[be among]], παρετύγχανε μαρναμένοισιν <span class="bibl">Il. 11.74</span>; <b class="b3">π. τῷ λόγῳ, τῷ πάθεϊ</b>, to [[be present at]]... <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.236</span>, <span class="bibl">9.107</span>; εἰς καιρόν γε παρατετύχηκεν ἡμῖν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Πρόδικος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>340e</span>; τῇ μάχῃ <span class="bibl">Plb.3.70.7</span>; οἱ -τετυχηκότες τοῖς κινδύνοις <span class="bibl">Id.12.28A.</span><span class="bibl">5</span>; but <b class="b3">ὁ πλείστοις κινδύνοις -τετευχώς</b> [[who had met with]]... <span class="bibl">Id.12.27.8</span> : with Preps., [[visit]], εἰς κώμην <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>76.11</span> (ii A. D.); <b class="b3">ἐπὶ διάγνωσιν</b> [[put in an appearance]] at... Mitteis <span class="title">Chr.</span>89.18 (ii A. D.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> abs., [[happen to be present]], <span class="bibl">Hdt. 1.59</span>, <span class="bibl">6.108</span>; of things, [[offer]], [[present itself]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>38</span>; παρατυχούσης τινὸς σωτηρίας <span class="bibl">Th.4.19</span>; ἕως ἄν τις παρατύχῃ διαφυγή <span class="bibl">Id.8.11</span>; λαβόντας ὅ τι ἑκάστῳ παρέτυχεν ὅπλον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>474a</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> freq. in part. [[παρατυχών]], [[whoever chanced to be by]], i. e. [[the first comer]], [[any chance person]], οὐκ ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος πυνθανόμενος <span class="bibl">Th.1.22</span>; σὺν τοῖς π. ἱππόταις <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.4.18</span>; also <b class="b3">τὸ παρατυγχάνον</b> or [[παρατυχόν]] [[whatever turns up]] or [[chances]], <b class="b3">ποιεῖν τὸ παρατυγχάνον αὐτῷ</b> to do [[whatever circumstances required]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Eq.Mag.</span>9.1</span>; <b class="b3">πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον</b> as [[circumstances]] required, <span class="bibl">Th.1.122</span>; ἐν τῷ παρατυχόντι <span class="bibl">Id.5.38</span>; <b class="b3">ἀποκρίνασθαι ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος</b> answer [[offhand]], Plu.2.154a : [[παρατυχόν]], abs., <b class="b2">it being in one's power, since it was in one's power</b> to do, c. inf., <span class="bibl">Th.1.76</span>; ἐν καλῷ π. σφίσι ξυμβαλεῖν <span class="bibl">Id.5.60</span>.</span>