Strong’s G2013 · Greek
ἐπιτυγχάνω
epitynchánō · ep-ee-toong-khan'-o
Origin from ἐπί (G1909) and τυγχάνω (G5177);
Meaning to chance upon, i.e. (by implication) to attain
In the King James Version obtain.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Romans 11:7What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
- Hebrews 6:15And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
- Hebrews 11:33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
- James 4:2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.