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παρατυγχάνω

παρατυγχάνω, to happen to be near, be among

παρατυγχάνω, pf. -τέτευχα and -τετύχηκα (v. infr.): aor. παρέτῠχον: —
  • happen to be near, be among, παρετύγχανε μαρναμένοισιν Il. 11.74; π. τῷ λόγῳ, τῷ πάθεϊ, to be present at . ., Hdt. 7.236, 9.107; εἰς καιρόν γε παρατετύχηκεν ἡμῖν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Πρόδικος Pl. Prt. 340e; τῇ μάχῃ Plb. 3.70.7; οἱ -τετυχηκότες τοῖς κινδύνοις Id. 12.28A.5; but ὁ πλείστοις κινδύνοις -τετευχώς who had met with . ., Id. 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, Hdt. 1.59, 6.108; of things, offer, present itself, Hp. Art. 38; παρατυχούσης τινὸς σωτηρίας Th. 4.19; ἕως ἄν τις παρατύχῃ διαφυγή Id. 8.11; λαβόντας ὅ τι ἑκάστῳ παρέτυχεν ὅπλον Pl. 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 Th. 1.22; σὺν τοῖς π. ἱππόταις X. Cyr. 1.4.18; also τὸ παρατυγχάνον or παρατυχόν whatever turns up or chances, ποιεῖν τὸ παρατυγχάνον αὐτῷ to do whatever circumstances required, Id. Eq.Mag. 9.1; πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον as circumstances required, Th. 1.122; ἐν τῷ παρατυχόντι Id. 5.38; ἀποκρίνασθαι ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος answer offhand, Plu. Symp. 2.154a: παρατυχόν, abs., it being in oneʼs power, since it was in oneʼs power to do, c. inf., Th. 1.76; ἐν καλῷ π. σφίσι ξυμβαλεῖν Id. 5.60.

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