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συντυχία

συντυχία, an occurrence, a hap, chance, event, incident

συντῠχ-ία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ,
  • occurrence, happening, incident, freq. with a qualifying epithet, ἀγαθή Thgn. 590 = Sol. 13.70; σ. κρυόεσσα Pi. I. 1.38; δεινὴ καὶ μεγάλη Hdt. 3.43; κατὰ σ. ἀγαθήν Ar. Av. 544 (lyr.); καλὴ ἡ ξ, the conjuncture is fair, Th. 1.33; ἐρωτικὴ ξ. an incident of a love-affair, Id. 6.54: without any qualifying word, μεταλλαγαὶ συντυχίας changes of fortune, E. HF 766 (lyr.); σ. τις τοιαύτη ἐπεγένετο Hdt. 3.121; συντυχίῃ ταύτῃ χρησαμένη Id. 5.41; θυμοῦμαι τῇ ξ. Ar. Ra. 1006 (anap.); ὡς ἑκάστοις τῆς ξυντυχίας . . ἔσχεν according to the circumstances of each party, Th. 7.57; ἅμα τοῦ ἔργου τῇ ξ. at the very moment of action, Id. 3.112; ἀπὸ τοιαύτης ξ. Id. 5.11; κατὰ συντυχίην by chance, Hdt. 3.74, 9.21; κατά τινα σ. Plb. 10.32.3, Gal. 16.837; κατὰ σ. also, as it happens, as a matter of fact, OGI 331.19 (Pergam., ii B.C.): pl., the chances or incidents of life, circumstances, Th. 3.45.
      • 2 abs. also, acc. to the context, of good or evil chances,
        • a happy event, success, Pi. P. 1.36 (pl.); συντυχίῃ χρησάμενος καὶ σοφίῃ Hdt. 1.68; θεῶν ἐπὶ συντυχίαις the happy issues due to them, S. Ant. 157 (anap.).
        • b mishap, mischance, ξυντυχίᾳ βαρυνόμενοι Cratin. 166, cf. E. Tr. 1119 (anap.), El. 1358 (anap.), Pl. Phdr. 248c, etc.
        • c μειράκιον . . ἀποσκορακίσαν τὴν τοῦ Πυθαγόρου σ. the intervention of P., Iamb. VP 25.112.

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