What does ἐντυγχάνω (entynchánō) mean in the Bible?
ἐντυγχάνω (entynchánō): To petition by approaching someone directly, often interceding on behalf of another person
Greek · G1793
ἐντυγχάνω
To call on
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ἐντυγχάνω G1793
Pronunciation entynchánō
What does ἐντυγχάνω (entynchánō) mean in the Bible?
ἐντυγχάνω (entynchánō): To petition by approaching someone directly, often interceding on behalf of another person
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1793?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [the Spirit] intercedes (1), has petitioned (1), he appealed (1), He is interceding (1), to intercede (1).
Where does ἐντυγχάνω (entynchánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 25:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (3), Acts (1), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [the Spirit] intercedes 1× Romans 8:27
has petitioned 1× Acts 25:24
he appealed 1× Romans 11:2
He is interceding 1× Romans 8:34
to intercede 1× Hebrews 7:25
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 25:24 ἐνέτυχόν to has petitioned Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Romans 8:27 ἐντυγχάνει to [the Spirit] intercedes Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 8:34 ἐντυγχάνει to He is interceding Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 11:2 ἐντυγχάνει to he appealed Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 7:25 ἐντυγχάνειν to to intercede Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 25:24
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Acts 1 Romans 3 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἐντυγχάνει 3x entynchanei Romans 8:27, Romans 8:34, Romans 11:2
ἐνέτυχόν 1x enetychon Acts 25:24
ἐντυγχάνειν 1x entynchanein Hebrews 7:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Romans 8:27, Romans 8:34, Romans 11:2
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 25:24
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Hebrews 7:25
Evidence Summary
MessiahSpirit
Greek word. To petition by approaching someone directly, often interceding on behalf of another person
Strong's G1793
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 8:18-27 Source Gloss
to call on
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
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).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 25:24 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐνέτυχόν enetucon
I meet, encounter, call upon, make a petition
Read verse Romans 8:27 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐντυγχάνει entugcanei
I meet, encounter, call upon, make a petition
Read verse Romans 8:34 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐντυγχάνει entugcanei
I meet, encounter, call upon, make a petition
Read verse Romans 11:2 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐντυγχάνει entugcanei
I meet, encounter, call upon, make a petition
Read verse Hebrews 7:25 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐντυγχάνειν entugcanein
I meet, encounter, call upon, make a petition
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4 aorist 1
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 4 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
To intercede, plead on behalf.
To intercede, plead.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐντυγχάνω is built from these roots:
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
Canonical Themes
Messiah Spirit
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain