ἀποτυγχάνω

A. ‐τεύξομαι Pl. Lg. 898e:—Med., aor. ἀποτεύξασθαι· ἀποτυχεῖν, Hsch.: pf. Pass. in med. sense, Phld. Rh. 1.220S.:—fail in hitting or gaining, τινός Hp. VM 2, Pl. Lg. 744a, X. Mem. 4.2.27, etc.; τοῦ ὠφελιμωτάτου Pl. Tht. 179a; τούτων τριῶν ἑνός γ’ ἀ. Alex. 211; μήτ’ ἀξίως τυχεῖν τῆς ἀληθείας μήτε πάντως ἀ. Arist. Metaph. 993b1; lose, ὧν εἶχον ἀπέτυχον X. Cyr. 1.6.45; κακοῦ ἀποτυχεῖν escape from, Philem. 93.9.

2. Pass., ἀποτυγχάνεται a failure ensues, Arist. Ph. 199b3; of things, to be missed, τὸ μὴ ἐπιτευχθὲν ἀ. D.H. Pomp. 2.14; τὰ προτεθεσπισμένα καὶ ἀποτετευγμένα prophesied and not come to pass, Luc. Alex. 28; ἀποτετευγμένος rejected, not finding a purchaser, Dsc. 5.79.

II. abs., miss one's object, fail, X. HG 7.5.14; ὅλως ἀ. D. 11.12; λέγοντες οὐκ ἀποτευξόμεθα shall not miss the truth in saying, Pl. Lg. 898e; ἀ. περί τινος X. Eq. 1.16; τυγχάνειν καὶ ἀ. κατά τι Arist. Po. 1450a3; τῷ γάμῳ D.S. 12.12; ἐν ταῖς ἐπιβολαῖς Plb. 5.98.6:—Med., ἀποτυγχανομένῳ πρὸς τὸν γάμον Ant.Lib. 39.3.