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  • 1 Chance

    subs.
    P. and V. τύχη, ἡ
    Accident: P. and V. συμφορά, ἡ, Ar. and P. συντυχια, ἡ.
    Opportunity: P. and V. καιρός, ὁ.
    By chance: P. and V. τύχη, P. κατὰ τύχην, ἐκ τύχης.
    If by chance: P. and V. εἴ πως, ἐάν πως.
    Get the chance, v.: P. and V. δύνασθαι.
    Throw away one's chances one by one: προΐεσθαι καθʼ ἕκαστον ἀεί τι τῶν πραγμάτων (Dem. 13).
    ( They reflected) that, if they had not been seen to have arrived, there would have been no chance for them: P. εἰ μὲν γὰρ μὴ ὤφθησαν ἐλθόντες, οὐκ ἂν ἐν τύχῃ γίγνεσθαι σφίσιν (Thuc. 4, 73).
    ——————
    v. intrans.
    Happen, occur: P. and V. τυγχάνειν, συντυγχάνειν, συμβαίνειν, γίγνεσθαι, παραπίπτειν, συμπίπτειν, ἐκβαίνειν, P. ἀποβαίνειν, Ar. and P. συμφέρεσθαι. V. κυρεῖν, ἐκπίπτειν (Soph., frag.).
    Chance ( to do a thing): P. and V. τυγχάνειν (part.), V. κυρεῖν (part.).
    Chance upon: see light on.
    ——————
    adj.
    Casual: P. and V. ὁ τυχών, ὁ ἐπιτυχών, ὁ προστυχών, ὁ συντυχών.
    Of persons only: P. ὁ ἐντυχών, ὁ παρατυχών, V. ὁ ἐπιών.
    The riddle was not one for any chance comer to solve: τό γʼ αἴνιγμʼ οὐχὶ τοὐπιόντος ἦν ἀνδρὸς διειπεῖν (Soph., O.R. 393).
    Making inquiries of any chance comer: P. ἐκ τοῦ παρατυχόντος πυνθανόμενος (Thuc. 1, 22).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Chance

  • 2 chance

    1. noun
    1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) τύχη
    2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) ευκαιρία
    3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) πιθανότητα
    4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) ρίσκο
    2. verb
    1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) ρισκάρω
    2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) τυχαίνω
    3. adjective
    (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) τυχαίος
    - chance on
    - upon
    - by any chance
    - by chance
    - an even chance
    - the chances are

    English-Greek dictionary > chance

  • 3 chance on

    1) (to meet by accident: I chanced on a friend of yours.) συναντώ κατά τύχη
    2) (to discover by accident: I chanced upon some information.) αποκαλύπτω κατά τύχη

    English-Greek dictionary > chance on

  • 4 come upon

    (to meet, find or discover by chance: She came upon a solution to the problem.) συναντώ, ανακαλύπτω τυχαία

    English-Greek dictionary > come upon

  • 5 happen

    ['hæpən]
    1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) συμβαίνω
    2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) συμβαίνω,τυχαίνω
    3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) τυχαίνω
    •
    - happen upon
    - happen on

    English-Greek dictionary > happen

  • 6 happen (up)on

    (to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) βρίσκω τυχαία

    English-Greek dictionary > happen (up)on

  • 7 happen (up)on

    (to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) βρίσκω τυχαία

    English-Greek dictionary > happen (up)on

  • 8 Hit

    subs.
    Blow: P. and V. πληγή, ἡ.
    Lucky chance: P. and V. εὐτύχημα, τό.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Strike: P. and V. κρούειν, τύπτειν, κόπτειν, πατάξαι ( 1st aor. of πατάσσειν), Ar. and V. παίειν (rare P.), θείνειν, ἀράσσειν.
    Be hit: P. and V. πληγῆναι ( 2nd aor. pass. of πλήσσειν).
    Hit with a weapon: P. and V. βάλλειν.
    Reach a mark: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen. or absol.), P. ἐφικνεῖσθαι (gen.), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν (gen.). Hitting the mark, adj.: P. ἐπιτυχής.
    Hit off, meet: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.).
    Imitate: P. and V. μιμεῖσθαι (acc.).
    Burlesque: Ar. and P. κωμωδεῖν (acc.).
    Hit upon: P. and V. ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), τυγχάνειν (gen.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτυγχάνειν (gen. or dat.), P. περιπίπτειν (dat.), Ar. and V. κυρεῖν (gen.), κιγχάνειν (acc. or gen.).
    Devise: see Devise.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Hit

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