What does ἐπιτυγχάνω (epitynchánō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιτυγχάνω (epitynchánō): Obtain through fortuitous encounter or active pursuit, emphasizing successful attainment of desired goals
Greek · G2013
ἐπιτυγχάνω
To obtain
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ἐπιτυγχάνω G2013
Pronunciation epitynchánō
What does ἐπιτυγχάνω (epitynchánō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιτυγχάνω (epitynchánō): Obtain through fortuitous encounter or active pursuit, emphasizing successful attainment of desired goals
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2013?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] gained (1), [did] (1), it failed to obtain (1), obtained (1), to obtain [it] (1).
Where does ἐπιτυγχάνω (epitynchánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 11:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (2), Romans (2), James (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 [and] gained 1× Hebrews 11:33
[did] 1× Romans 11:7
it failed to obtain 1× Romans 11:7
obtained 1× Hebrews 6:15
to obtain [it] 1× James 4:2
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 11:7 ἐπέτυχεν to it failed to obtain Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Romans 11:7 ἐπέτυχεν to [did] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 6:15 ἐπέτυχεν to obtained Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Hebrews 11:33 ἐπέτυχον to [and] gained Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural James 4:2 ἐπιτυχεῖν to to obtain [it] Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 11:7
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Romans 2 Hebrews 2 James 1
Source forms
ἐπέτυχεν 3x epetychen Romans 11:7, Hebrews 6:15
ἐπέτυχον 1x epetychon Hebrews 11:33
ἐπιτυχεῖν 1x epitychein James 4:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Romans 11:7, Hebrews 6:15
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Hebrews 11:33
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x James 4:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Obtain through fortuitous encounter or active pursuit, emphasizing successful attainment of desired goals
Strong's G2013
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 2 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to obtain
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Obtain through fortuitous encounter or active pursuit, emphasizing successful attainment of desired goals
1to light upon.
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.
Romans 11:7 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέτυχεν, epetucen
I attain, obtain, acquire
Read verse Romans 11:7 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέτυχεν, epetucen
I attain, obtain, acquire
Read verse Hebrews 6:15 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέτυχε epetucen
I attain, obtain, acquire
Read verse Hebrews 11:33 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέτυχον epetucon
I attain, obtain, acquire
Read verse James 4:2 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπιτυχεῖν· epitucein
I attain, obtain, acquire
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 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×
Aorist Active Rom 11:7 · Heb 6:15 · Heb 11:33 4×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Jas 4:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5
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)
Word Origins
ἐπιτυγχάνω is built from these roots:
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