obtain

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

P. and V. κτᾶσθαι, κατακτᾶσθαι, λαμβάνω, λαμβάνειν; see also receive.

win for oneself: P. and V. φέρεσθαι, ἐκφέρεσθαι, κομίζεσθαι, εὑρίσκεσθαι, Ar. and V. φέρω, φέρειν (also Plato but rare P.), εὑρίσκειν, V. ἄρνυσθαι; (also Plato but rare P.), ἀνύτεσθαι; see win.

meet with: P. and V. τυγχάνειν; (gen.), προστυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.) (Plato), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν; (gen.).

obtain something for a person: see secure.

obtain by lot or destiny: P. and V. λαγχάνειν; (acc.), διαλαγχάνειν (acc.) (Plato), κληροῦσθαι (acc. or gen.), V. ἀπολαγχάνειν; (acc.), Ar. and V. ἐκλαγχάνειν; (acc.).

obtain in addition: P. and V. ἐπικτᾶσθαι, προσλαμβάνειν, P. προσκτᾶσθαι.

obtain in return: P. ἀντιτυγχάνειν (gen.).

help to obtain: P. συγκτᾶσθαί (τινι), συγκατακτᾶσθαι (τινί τι).

verb intransitive the report obtains: P. ὁ λόγος κατέχει; see prevail.