ἐπιτυγχάνω

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   A -τεύξομαι Pl.R.431c: aor. 2 ἐπέτῠχον: pf.-τετύχηκα Arist.Oec.1352b5:—prop. hit the mark, τοῦ σκοποῦ, opp. ἀποτυγχάνω, Id.EN1106b33 ; οἱ πολλὰ βάλλοντες ἐπιτυγχάνουσι πολλάκις Plu.2.438a : hence,    II light or fall upon, meet with,    I c. dat. pers., Ar.Nu.195,535, Th.3.75 ; ἐ. γυναικὶ βιαζομένῃ Pl.Lg.874c: also c.dat.rei, ἐ. σορῷ Hdt.1.68; ναυσί Th.8.34 ; βιβλίῳ Luc.Dem.Enc. 27 ; ἐ.[ταῖς θύραις] ἀνεῳγμέναις to find them open, Pl.Smp.223b.    2 c.gen.pers., μετρίου ἀνδρός Ar.Pl.245, cf. Plu.Art.12 : c.gen.rei, ἐ. ὁλκάδος ἀναγομένης Th.3.3 ; εὐώνων ἐ. a low market, Arist.Oec. l.c.    3 rarely c.acc., τὰς ἁπλᾶς [ἐπιθυμίας] ἐν ὀλίγοις ἐπιτεύξῃ Pl. R.431c ; ἅττ' ἂν ἐπιτύχῃς Eub.123.5.    4 abs., Ar.Ra.570, Th.6.38 ; mostly ὁ ἐπιτυχών the first person one meets, any chance person, esp. in pl., Hdt.2.2, Antipho 2.1.1 : with neg., οὐδὲ φαύλων ἀνδρῶν οὐδὲ τῶν ἐ. Pl.Cra.390d ; οὐ γὰρ οἶμαι τοῦ ἐ. εἶναι.. Id.Euthphr.4a ; οὐ περὶ τοῦ ἐ. on no common matter, Id.R.352d : without the Art., ἐπιτυχόντος ἀνθρώπου λόγος E.HF1248, cf. Phot.p.140R.(=gloss on Eup. 25D.).    III attain to, reach, gain one's end, c.gen.rei, X.Mem. 4.2.28, D.48.3 ; εὐχωλᾶς Inscr.Cypr.134 H.(iv B.C.); πολιτείας BGU 113.3 (ii A.D.), etc.; τοῦ καλῶς [μειγνύναι] Pl.Phlb.61d ; ἐ. τοῦ ἀγῶνος gain one's suit, D.48.30 ; profit by, benefit by, φιλανθρωπίας BGU 522.8 (ii A.D.): abs., οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν Ep.Jac.4.2.    2 c.part., succeed in doing, Hdt.8.101,103 (but ζητέων ἐπιτυγχάνειν find, light upon by searching, Hp. VM24): so c. inf., Luc.Nec.6 ; γαμβροῦ ὁ ἐπιτυχὼν εὗρεν υἱόν he who is lucky in his son-in-law, Democr.272.    3 c.dat.modi, to be lucky, successful in a thing, μάχῃ Aeschin.3.165 : abs., to be successful, Pl.Men.97c, Th.3.42, Arist.Rh.1354a9 ; ἂν ἐπιτύχῃ if she succeeds, Men.Epit.346 ; τἆλλα ἐ. X.HG4.5.19 : also impers., αὐτῷ οὐδὲν ἐπετύγχανε Ant.Lib.41.6.    4 Pass., turn out well, αἱ ἐπιτετευγμέναι πράξεις successful, Plb.6.53.2, cf. Hipparch. ap. Stob.4.44.81, D.S.1.1, Plu.2.674a ; φάρμακον -τετευγμένον proved remedy, Heraclid.Tarent. ap. Gal.12.403.    IV c.dat.pers., converse, talk with one, Pl.Lg.758c.