Word Study · Strong's G1793 · Greek
ἐντυγχάνω
entynchano
en-toong-khan'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: entynchánō
“to chance upon, i.e. (by implication) confer with”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to chance upon, i.e. (by implication) confer with; by extension to entreat (in favor or against)
Rendered in the KJV as
deal with, make intercession.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἐντυγχάνει3
- ἐνέτυχόν1
- ἐντυγχάνειν1
How it is rendered · 5
- He intercedes1
- he pleads1
- is interceding1
- they pleaded1
- to intercede1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-3S · 3
- V-2AAI-3P · 1
- V-PAN · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Romans carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 8:27ἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.here: He intercedes
- Romans 8:34ἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularWho is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.here: is interceding
- Romans 11:2ἐντυγχάνειentugchaneiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularGod did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:here: he pleads