παρατυγχάνω (paratugchano)

Where it lives

Apology 1 · 5/10k
Against Conon 1 · 3.15/10k
Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 1 · 2.06/10k
On the Cavalry Commander 1 · 1.74/10k
History 10 · 0.67/10k
Acts 1 · 0.56/10k
Protagoras 1 · 0.56/10k
Laws 4 · 0.39/10k
Meditations 1 · 0.34/10k
Histories 5 · 0.27/10k
Cyropaedia 2 · 0.25/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2 · 0.19/10k

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

παρατυγχάνω · paratynchanō — LSJ

happen to be near, be among, to be present at, who had met with, visit, put in an appearance

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 happen to be present, offer, present itself

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 whoever chanced to be by, the first comer, any chance person, whatever turns up, chances, whatever circumstances required, circumstances, offhand, it being in oneʼs power, since it was in oneʼs power

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.

In the wild

παρατυχόντων · paratychontōn Demosthenes, Against Conon Narr.9 (DIORISIS sentence 30)
παρατυχεῖν · paratychein Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1.1 (DIORISIS sentence 304)
παρατυχεῖν · paratychein Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 3.1 (DIORISIS sentence 2477)
παρατυγχάνοντι · paratynchanonti Epictetus, Discourses 2.14 (DIORISIS sentence 2627)
παρατυχὼν · paratychōn Herodotus, Histories 1.59.2 (DIORISIS sentence 371)
παρατυχοῦσι · paratychousi Herodotus, Histories 6.108.2 (DIORISIS sentence 6822)

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