to call on

Greek Verb

ἐν-τυγχάνω [in LXX: Da TH Dan.6:12-13 (קֶרֶב) Wis.8:20 16:28, 2Ma.2:25 2Mac 4:36 2Mac 6:12 2Mac 15:39, 3Ma.6:37; before κατά, 1Ma.8:32 1Mac 10:61-64 1Mac 11:25 *;] 1) to fall in with. 2) to meet with in order to converse. 3) to petition, make petition: with dative of person(s), before ὑπέρ with genitive of person(s), Act.25:24 (cf. Field, Notes, 140), Heb.7:25, Rom.8:27, 34 (θεῷ, not expressed); before κατά, against: Rom.11:2 (cf. ἔντευξις, ὑπερ-εντυγχάνω). (AS)

to call on

Greek Verb

ἐντυγχάνω, future -τεύξομαι: aorist 2 ἐνέτῠχον: perfect ἐντετύχηκα [Refs 1st c.BC+]: aorist 1 passive ἐνετεύχθην [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—light upon, fall in with, meet with, with dative person, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀλίγοι τινὲς ὧν ἐντετύχηκα (i.e. τούτων οἷς.) [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with dative of things, κακοῖς ἐ, ={τυγχάνω ὢν ἐν κακοῖς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὑντυγχάνων (i.e. τοῖς πράγμασιν) conjecture Valck. in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. τῷ νώτῳ, of the crocodile, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ ἐ. τοῖς. τοξεύμασι he who fell in their way, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of obstacles, ἐ. τάφροις [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]chance persons, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3.b) ἐν δὲ μηνὸς πρῶτον τύχεν ἆμαρ it chanced to be, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) obtain an audience or interview, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be appealed to, consulted, περί τινων [Refs 1st c.AD+] 5) of thunder, strike, κεραυνὸς οἷς ἂν ἐντύχῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but hardly so in [Refs 5th c.BC+] 6) rarely with genitive, λελυμένης τῆς γεφύρης ἐντυχόντες having found the bridge broken up, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῶν παρ᾽ ἡμῖν ἐντυχὼν Ἀσκληπιδῶν having falling in with them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) converse with, talk to, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) have sexual intercourse with, τινί [Refs 1st c.AD+] II.3) petition, appeal to, τινὶ περί τινος (masculine) [NT+2nd c.BC+]; ὁ ἐντυγχάνων the petitioner, [Refs]; ἐ. κατά τινος plead against, [NT+2nd c.BC+]: with infinitive, entreat one to do, [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—passive, ὑπὲρ φυγάδων ἐντευχθείς [Refs] III) of books, meet with, βιβλίῳ ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; hence, read, [Refs 1st c.AD+]readers, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

Greek

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to chance upon, i.e. (by implication) confer with; by extension to entreat (in favor or against); deal with, make intercession; from g1722 (ἐν) and g5177 (τυγχάνω);