παρατυγχάνω,
perfect -τέτευχα and -τετύχηκα (see. below): aorist παρέτῠχον: — happen to be near, be among, παρετύγχανε μαρναμένοισιν [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 11.74 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. τῷ λόγῳ, τῷ πάθεϊ, to be present at.., [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.236, 9.107; εἰς καιρόν γε παρατετύχηκεν ἡμῖν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις Πρόδικος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 340e; τῇ μάχῃ 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.70.7; οἱ -τετυχηκότες τοῖς κινδύνοις [prev. author] 12.28A. 5 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ὁ πλείστοις κινδύνοις -τετευχώς who had met with.., [[ [prev. author] 12.27.8 ] Refs]: with Preps., visit, εἰς κώμην [[ “POxy.” 76.11 (2nd c.AD)] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐπὶ διάγνωσιν put in an appearance at.., Mitteis [[ “Chr.” 89.18 (2nd c.AD). ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 absolutely, happen to be present, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.59, 6.108 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, offer, present itself, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 38; παρατυχούσης τινὸς σωτηρίας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.19; ἕως ἄν τις παρατύχῃ διαφυγή [prev. author] 8.11; λαβόντας ὅ τι ἑκάστῳ παρέτυχεν ὅπλον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 474a. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 frequently in participle παρατυχών, whoever chanced to be by, i. e. the first comer, any chance person, οὐκ ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος πυνθανόμενος [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.22; σὺν τοῖς π. ἱππόταις 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.4.18 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also τὸ παρατυγχάνον or παρατυχόν whatever turns up or chances, ποιεῖν τὸ παρατυγχάνον αὐτῷ to do whatever circumstances required, [[ [prev. author] “Eq.Mag.” 9.1 ] Refs]; πρὸς τὸ παρατυγχάνον as circumstances required, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.122; ἐν τῷ παρατυχόντι [prev. author] 5.38 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποκρίνασθαι ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος answer offhand, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.154a: παρατυχόν] Refs 1st c.AD+], absolutely, it being in one's power, since it was in one's power to do, with infinitive, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.76; ἐν καλῷ π. σφίσι ξυμβαλεῖν [prev. author] 5.60. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]