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ἐντυγχάνω 1 2 3 4

I.in act. sense:— to light upon, fall in with, meet with a person or thing, c. dat., Hdt., etc.:—absol., ἐντυχών the first who meets us, any chance person, Thuc.; of thunder, to fall upon, c. dat., Xen.; so of misfortunes, Aesch.
2.rarely, like τυγχάνω c. gen., λελυμένης τῆς γεφύρης ἐντυχόντες having found the bridge broken up, Hdt.; ἐντυχὼν Ἀσκληπιδῶν having fallen in with them, Soph.
II.to converse with, talk to, τινί Plat.
2.to intercede with, intreat, τινί NTest., Plut.:—c. inf. to intreat one to do, id=Plut.
III.of books, to meet with, Plat.: hence, to read, Luc.

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