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πίπτω

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Definition

πίπτω

[in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ;]

to fall;

1. of descent, to fall, fall down or from: before ἐπί, with accusative loc., Matthew 10:29, al.; εἰς, Matthew 15:14, al.; ἐς μέσῳ, with genitive, Luke 8:7; παρὰ τ. ὁδόν, Matthew 13:4, Mark 4:4, Luke 8:5; before ἀπό, Matthew 15:27, al.; ἐκ, Mark 13:25, Luke 10:18, Revelation 8:10; 9:1. Metaphorical: ὁ ἥλιος, before ἐπί, Revelation 7:16; ἀχλὺς κ. σκότος, Acts 13:11; ὁ κλῆρος, Acts 1:26; ὑπὸ κρίσιν, James 5:12.

2. Of prostration,

(a) of persons, to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself: χαμαί John 18:6; before ἐπί, with accusative, Matthew 17:6, Acts 9:4; id. with genitive, Mark 9:20; πρὸς τ. πόδας, Acts 5:10, Revelation 1:17; πεσὼν ἐξέψυξε, Acts 5:5; of supplication, homage or worship: πρὸς (παρὰ, ἐπὶ) τ. πὸδας, Mark 5:22, Luke 8:41, Acts 10:25, al.; π. καὶ προσκυνεῖν, Revelation 5:14; 19:4; ptcp. with προσκυνεῖν, Matthew 2:11, al.; ἐνώπιον, Revelation 4:10; 5:8; ἐπὶ πρόσωπον, Matthew 26:39, al.;

(b) of things, to fall, fall down: Matthew 21:44, Luke 23:30; of falling to ruin and destruction, Matthew 7:25, Acts 15:16, Hebrews 11:30; ἔπεσε (timeless aorist; M, Pr.,134), Revelation 18:2. Metaphorical: Romans 11:11; πόθεν πέπτωκας, Revelation 2:5; opposite to ἑστόναι, 1 Corinthians 10:12; to στήκειν, Romans 14:4; of virtues, 1 Corinthians 13:8; of precepts, Luke 16:17.

(cf. ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, παρα-, περι-, προσ-, συν-πίπτω.)

συν-πίπτω (Rec. συμπ-),

[in LXX for נָפַל, etc. ;]

to fall together, fall in, etc.: of a house (cf. MM, xxiv), Luke 6:49.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πίπτω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

91 total
  1. Acts 5:10Ἔπεσεν · she fell down
    At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
  2. Acts 9:4πεσὼν · He fell
    He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
  3. Acts 10:25πεσὼν · [and] fell
    As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
  4. Acts 13:11ἔπεσεν · came
    Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
  5. Acts 15:16πεπτωκυῖαν · the fallen
    ‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
  6. Acts 20:9ἔπεσεν · he fell
    And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
  7. Acts 22:7ἔπεσά · I fell
    I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
  8. Romans 11:11πέσωσιν · to fall beyond recovery
    I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.
  9. Romans 11:22πεσόντας · fell
    Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.
  10. Romans 14:4πίπτει · falls
    Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
  11. 1 Corinthians 10:8ἔπεσαν · died
    We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:12πέσῃ · to fall
    So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.
  13. 1 Corinthians 13:8πίπτει · fails
    Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.
  14. 1 Corinthians 14:25πεσὼν · he will fall
    …and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
  15. Hebrews 3:17ἔπεσεν · fell
    And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
  16. Hebrews 4:11πέσῃ · will fall
    Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
  17. Hebrews 11:30ἔπεσαν · fell
    By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
  18. James 5:12πέσητε · you will not fall
    Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
  19. Revelation 1:17ἔπεσα · I fell
    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
  20. Revelation 2:5πέπτωκας · you have fallen
    Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
  21. Revelation 4:10πεσοῦνται · fall down
    …the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
  22. Revelation 5:8ἔπεσαν · fell down
    When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
  23. Revelation 5:14ἔπεσαν · fell down
    And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
  24. Revelation 6:13ἔπεσαν · fell
    …and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
  25. Revelation 6:16Πέσετε · Fall
    And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
  26. Revelation 7:11ἔπεσαν · they fell facedown
    And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
  27. Revelation 7:16πέσῃ · beat down
    ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
  28. Revelation 8:10ἔπεσεν · fell; ἔπεσεν · [landed]
    Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
  29. Revelation 9:1πεπτωκότα · that had fallen
    Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
  30. Revelation 11:13ἔπεσεν · collapsed
    And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
  31. Revelation 11:16ἔπεσαν · fell
    And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
  32. Revelation 14:8Ἔπεσεν · Fallen; ἔπεσεν · fallen is
    Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
  33. Revelation 16:19ἔπεσαν · collapsed
    The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.
  34. Revelation 17:10ἔπεσαν · have fallen
    There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
  35. Revelation 18:2Ἔπεσεν · Fallen; ἔπεσεν · fallen is
    And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
  36. Revelation 19:4ἔπεσαν · fell down
    And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
  37. Revelation 19:10ἔπεσα · I fell
    So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
  38. Revelation 22:8ἔπεσα · I fell down
    And I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.