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ἐντυγχάνω

To call on

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ἐντυγχάνω G1793
Pronunciation entynchánō

What does ἐντυγχάνω (entynchánō) mean in the Bible?

ἐντυγχάνω (entynchánō) is a Greek word meaning "to call on". ἐν-τυγχάνω [in LXX: Da TH Dan. The Spirit’s intercession assures believers that their weakness does not hinder God’s purposes. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah, Spirit.

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Meaning

to call on
Extended definition

To petition by approaching someone directly, often interceding on behalf of another person

1to fall in with.
2to meet with in order to converse.
3to 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).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
The Spirit’s intercession assures believers that their weakness does not hinder God’s purposes. Romans 8:18-27
Shows Christ’s ongoing advocacy as the foundation of assurance. Romans 8:31-39
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Present Aorist
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Rom 8:27 · Rom 8:34 · Rom 11:2 3×
Aorist Active Acts 25:24 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Heb 7:25 1×
5 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 ongoing 3 infinitive 1
Tense
present 4 aorist 1
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 4 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Acts 25:24 ἐνέτυχόν aorist active indicative completed Romans 8:27 ἐντυγχάνει present active indicative ongoing Romans 8:34 ἐντυγχάνει present active indicative ongoing Romans 11:2 ἐντυγχάνει present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 7:25 ἐντυγχάνειν present active infinitive infinitive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Canonical Themes
Messiah Spirit
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
Romans 8:18-27 ἐντυγχάνω entynchánō Indicative · Present Active
To intercede, plead on behalf.
Romans 8:31-39 ἐντυγχάνω entynchánō Indicative · Present Active
To intercede, plead.
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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