παρατυγχάνω; from Homer (Iliad 11, 74) down; to chance to be by (cf. παρά, IV. 1), to happen to be present, to meet by chance: Act_17:17.

παρατυγχάνω paratynchanō 1x to happen, to chance upon, chance to meet, Act_17:17

* παρα -τυγχάνω , to happen to be near or present: Act_17:17 .†

παρατυγχάνω [page 490] happen to be present, as in Act_17:17 (cf. Field, Notes p. 125), may be illustrated from P Oxy I. 113 .14 (ii/A.D.) χάριν ἔχω θεοῖς πᾶσιν γινώσκων [[ὅτι ]] ὅτι μετέλαβον παρατετευχότα Πλουτίωνα εἰς τὸν Ὀξυρυγχείτην , I thank all the gods to think that I came upon Plution in the Oxyrhynchite nome (Edd.), ib. 76 .11 (A.D. 179) πρὸς καιρὸν παρατυγχάνων εἰς κώμην Νεμέρἀ , happening at the present time to be at the village of Nemerae (Edd.). The idea of chance is not necessarily implied, and is often almost wholly wanting, see e.g. P Tebt II. 303 .15 (A.D. 176 180) ὅπως παρατύχῃ εἰς τὸν . . . διαλογισμόν , that he may be present at the assize, ib. 276 .15 (ii/iii A.D.) ἡ δὲ Ἀφροδίτ ]η παρατυγχάνουσα τῷ τοῦ [ Ἄρεως , Venus being in conjunction with Mars, P Lips I. 29 .12 (A.D. 295) οὐ β [ού ]λ [ομ ]αι αὐτὴν παρατ [υ ]χ̣[εῖ ]ν̣ τοῖς ἡμετέροις [πράγμασιν , I do not wish that she should mix herself up in our affairs, and Preisigke 421 .12 (iii/A.D.) (= Deissmann LAE p. 372) ἵν᾽ [ο ]ὖν εἰδῇς καὶ παρατύχῃς . . ., in order that you may know and be present (at a festal procession). For a new subst. παράτευξις = intercourse, personal relations, see the early Christian letter P Amh I. 3 ( a ) iii. 21 (between A.D. 264 and 282) (= Deissmann LAE p. 195) ὡ̣ς ἡμᾶς̣ [ὠφέλησε πα ]ράτευξιν πάπα , as he hath profited us by dealings with the Papas.

παρατυγχάνω fut. -τεύξομαι aor2 παρ-έτυ^χον "to happen to be near, be among" others, c. dat., Il. ; π. τῷ λόγῳ τῷ πάθεϊ "to be present at . ." , Lat. interesse, Hdt. absol. "to happen to be present", id=Hdt. : of a thing, "to offer itself", παρατυχούσης τινὸς σωτηρίας Thuc. often in partic. παρατυχών, "whoever chanced to be by", i. e. "the first comer, any chance person", id=Thuc. ;— so, τὸ παρατυγχάνον or παρατυχόν "whatever turns up or chances", πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον as "circumstances" required, id=Thuc. : nom. absol., ἐν τῷ παρατυχόντι id=Thuc. : —παρατυχόν, "it being in one's power, since it was in one's power" to do, c. inf., id=Thuc.

παρα-τυγχάνω to happen to be near or present: Act.17:17.† (AS)