Textus Receptus Bibles

akin to the base of G5088 through the idea of effecting; properly to affect; or (specifically) to hit or light upon (as a mark to be reached) that is (transitively) to attain or secure an object or end or (intransitively) to happen (as if meeting with); but in the latter application only impersonally (with G1487) that is perchance; or (present participle) as adjective usual (as if commonly met with with G3756 extraordinary) neuter (as adverb) perhaps; or (with another verb) as adverb by accident (as it were)

1. to hit the mark

a. of one discharging a javelin or arrow

2. to reach, attain, obtain, get, become master of

3. to happen, chance, fall out

a. to specify, to take a case, as for example

4. to meet one

5. of he who meets one or presents himself unsought, any chance, ordinary, common person

6. to chance to be