ἐπιτυγχάνω

A. ‐τεύξομαι Pl. R. 431c: aor. 2 ἐπέτυχον: pf. ‐τετύχηκα Arist. Oec. 1352b5:—prop. hit the mark, τοῦ σκοποῦ, opp. ἀποτυγχάνω, Id. EN 1106b33 ; οἱ πολλὰ βάλλοντες ἐπιτυγχάνουσι πολλάκις Plu. 2.438a : hence,

II. light or fall upon, meet with,

I. c. dat. pers., Ar. Nu. 195,535, Th. 3.75 ; ἐ. γυναικὶ βιαζομένῃ Pl. Lg. 874c: also c.dat.rei, ἐ. σορῷ Hdt. 1.68; ναυσί Th. 8.34 ; βιβλίῳ Luc. Dem.Enc. 27 ; ἐ.[ταῖς θύραις] ἀνεῳγμέναις to find them open, Pl. Smp. 223b.

2. c.gen.pers., μετρίου ἀνδρός Ar. Pl. 245, cf. Plu. Art. 12 : c.gen.rei, ἐ. ὁλκάδος ἀναγομένης Th. 3.3 ; εὐώνων ἐ. a low market, Arist. Oec. l.c.

3. rarely c.acc., τὰς ἁπλᾶς [ἐπιθυμίας] ἐν ὀλίγοις ἐπιτεύξῃ Pl. R. 431c ; ἅττ’ ἂν ἐπιτύχῃς Eub. 123.5.

4. abs., Ar. Ra. 570, Th. 6.38 ; mostly ὁ ἐπιτυχών the first person one meets, any chance person, esp. in pl., Hdt. 2.2, Antipho 2.1.1 : with neg., οὐδὲ φαύλων ἀνδρῶν οὐδὲ τῶν ἐ. Pl. Cra. 390d ; οὐ γὰρ οἶμαι τοῦ ἐ. εἶναι.. Id. Euthphr. 4a ; οὐ περὶ τοῦ ἐ. on no common matter, Id. R. 352d : without the Art., ἐπιτυχόντος ἀνθρώπου λόγος E. HF 1248, cf. Phot. p. 140R. (=gloss on Eup. 25D.).

III. attain to, reach, gain one's end, c.gen.rei, X. Mem. 4.2.28, D. 48.3 ; εὐχωλᾶς Inscr.Cypr. 134 H.(iv B.C.); πολιτείας BGU 113.3 (ii A.D.), etc.; τοῦ καλῶς [μειγνύναι] Pl. Phlb. 61d ; ἐ. τοῦ ἀγῶνος gain one's suit, D. 48.30 ; profit by, benefit by, φιλανθρωπίας BGU 522.8 (ii A.D.): abs., οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν Ep.Jac. 4.2.

2. c.part., succeed in doing, Hdt. 8.101,103 (but ζητέων ἐπιτυγχάνειν find, light upon by searching, Hp. VM 24): so c. inf., Luc. Nec. 6 ; γαμβροῦ ὁ ἐπιτυχὼν εὗρεν υἱόν he who is lucky in his son-in-law, Democr. 272.

3. c.dat.modi, to be lucky, successful in a thing, μάχῃ Aeschin. 3.165 : abs., to be successful, Pl. Men. 97c, Th. 3.42, Arist. Rh. 1354a9 ; ἂν ἐπιτύχῃ if she succeeds, Men. Epit. 346 ; τἆλλα ἐ. X. HG 4.5.19 : also impers., αὐτῷ οὐδὲν ἐπετύγχανε Ant.Lib. 41.6.

4. Pass., turn out well, αἱ ἐπιτετευγμέναι πράξεις successful, Plb. 6.53.2, cf. Hipparch. ap. Stob. 4.44.81, D.S. 1.1, Plu. 2.674a ; φάρμακον ‐τετευγμένον proved remedy, Heraclid.Tarent. ap. Gal. 12.403.

IV. c.dat.pers., converse, talk with one, Pl. Lg. 758c.