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Lexicon :: Strong's G4098 - piptō

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πίπτω
Transliteration
piptō (Key)
Pronunciation
pip'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A reduplicated and contracted form of peto {pet'-o}, (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses), probably akin to πέτομαι (G4072) through the idea of alighting
mGNT
91x in 24 unique form(s) TR
90x in 21 unique form(s) LXX
306x in 43 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:161,846

Strong’s Definitions

†πίπτω píptō, pip'-to; probably akin to G4072 through the idea of alighting; to fall (literally or figuratively):—fail, fall (down), light on.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 90x

The KJV translates Strong's G4098 in the following manner: fall (69x), fall down (19x), light (1x), fail (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 90x
The KJV translates Strong's G4098 in the following manner: fall (69x), fall down (19x), light (1x), fail (1x).

  1. to descend from a higher place to a lower

    1. to fall (either from or upon)

      1. to be thrust down

    2. metaph. to fall under judgment, came under condemnation

  2. to descend from an erect to a prostrate position

    1. to fall down

      1. to be prostrated, fall prostrate

      2. of those overcome by terror or astonishment or grief or under the attack of an evil spirit or of falling dead suddenly

      3. the dismemberment of a corpse by decay

      4. to prostrate one's self

      5. used of suppliants and persons rendering homage or worship to one

      6. to fall out, fall from i.e. shall perish or be lost

      7. to fall down, fall into ruin: of buildings, walls etc.

    2. to be cast down from a state of prosperity

      1. to fall from a state of uprightness

      2. to perish, i.e come to an end, disappear, cease

        1. of virtues

      3. to lose authority, no longer have force

        1. of sayings, precepts, etc.

      4. to be removed from power by death

      5. to fail of participating in, miss a share in

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†πίπτω píptō, pip'-to; probably akin to G4072 through the idea of alighting; to fall (literally or figuratively):—fail, fall (down), light on.
STRONGS G4098:
πίπτω; (imperfect ἔπιπτον (Mark 14:35 T Tr marginal reading WH)); future πεσοῦμαι; 2 aorist ἔπεσον and according to the Alex. form (received everywhere by Lachmann (except Luke 23:30), Tdf. (except Revelation 6:16), Tr (except ibid.), WH; and also used by R G in Revelation 1:17; Revelation 5:14; Revelation 6:13; Revelation 11:16; Revelation 17:10) ἔπεσα (cf. (WHs Appendix, p. 164; Tdf. Proleg., p. 123); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 724f; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 277f, and see ἀπέρχομαι at the beginning); perfect πέπτωκα, 2 person singular πεπτωκες (Revelation 2:5 T WH; see κοπιάω), 3 person plural πεπτωκαν (Revelation 18:3, Lachmann's stereotyped edition; Tr text WH text; see γίνομαι); (from ΠΑΤΩ, as τίκτω from ΤΑΚΩ (cf. Curtius, Etymol. § 214; Verbum, ii., p. 398)); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for נָפַל; to fall; used:
1. of descent from a higher place to a lower;
a. properly, to fall (either from or upon, equivalent to Latin incido, decido): ἐπί with the accusative of place, Matthew 10:29; Matthew 13:5,(Matthew 13:7),Matthew 13:8; Matthew 21:44 (T omits; L WH Tr marginal reading brackets the verse); Mark 4:5; Luke 8:6 (here T Tr WH κατέπεσεν), 8 Rec.; Revelation 8:10; εἰς τί (of the thing that is entered; into), Matthew 15:14; Matthew 17:15; Mark 4:7 (L marginal reading ἐπί); Luke 6:39, R G L marginal reading (but L text T Tr WH ἐμπεσοῦνται); Luke 8:8 G L T Tr WH (Luke 8:14; Luke 14:5 L T Tr WH); John 12:24; εἰς (upon) τήν γῆν, Revelation 6:13; Revelation 9:1; ἐν μέσῳ, with the genitive of the thing, Luke 8:7; παρά τήν ὁδόν, Matthew 13:4; Mark 4:4; Luke 8:5; to fall from or down: followed by ἀπό with the genitive of place, Matthew 15:27; Matthew 24:29 (here Tdf. ἐκ; Luke 16:21); Acts 20:9; followed by ἐκ with the genitive of place (Mark 13:25 L T Tr WH); Revelation 8:10; Revelation 9:1; equivalent to to be thrust down, Luke 10:18.
b. metaphorically: οὐ πίπτει ἐπί τινα ὁ ἥλιος, i. e. the heat of the sun does not strike upon them or incommode them, Revelation 7:16; (ἀχλύς καί σκότος, Acts 13:11 L T Tr WH); ὁ κλῆρος πίπτει ἐπί τινα, the lot falls upon one, Acts 1:20; φόβος πίπτει ἐπί τινα, falls upon or seizes one (Acts 19:17 L Tr); Revelation 11:11 Rec.; (τό πνεῦμα τό ἅγιον, Acts 10:44 Lachmann); πίπτω ὑπό κρίσιν, to fall under judgment, come under condemnation, James 5:12 (where Rec.st εἰς ὑπόκρισιν).
2. of descent from an erect to a prostrate position (Latin labor, ruo; prolabor, procido; collabor, etc.);
a. properly;
α. to fall down: ἐπί λίθον, Luke 20:18; λίθος πίπτει ἐπί τινα, Matthew 21:44 (T omits; L WH Tr marginal reading brackets the verse); Luke 20:18; τό ὄρος ἐπί τινα, Luke 23:30; Revelation 6:16.
β. to be prostrated, fall prostrate; of those overcome by terror or astonishment or grief: χαμαί, John 18:6; εἰς τό ἔδαφος, Acts 22:7; ἐπί τήν γῆν, Acts 9:4; (ἐπί πρόσωπον, Matthew 17:6); or under the attack of an evil spirit: ἐπί τῆς γῆς, Mark 9:20; or falling dead suddenly: πρός τούς πόδας τίνος ὡς νεκρός, Revelation 1:17; πεσών ἐξέψυξε, Acts 5:5; ἔπεσεν παρά (L T Tr WH πρός) τούς πόδας τίνος, Acts 5:10; absolutely, 1 Corinthians 10:8; στόματι μαχαριας, Luke 21:24; absolutely of the dismemberment of corpses by decay, Hebrews 3:17 (Numbers 14:29, 32).
γ. to prostrate oneself; used now of suppliants, now of persons rendering homage or worship to one: ἐπί τῆς γῆς, Mark 14:35; participle with προσκυνεῖν, as finite verb, Matthew 2:11; Matthew 4:9; Matthew 18:26; πίπτειν καί προσκυνεῖν, Revelation 5:14; Revelation 19:4; ἔπεσα προσκυνῆσαι, Revelation 22:8; πεσών εἰς τούς πόδας (αὐτοῦ), Matthew 18:29 Rec.; εἰς (T Tr WH πρός) τούς πόδας τίνος, John 11:32; πρός τούς πόδας τίνος, Mark 5:22; (παρά τούς πόδας τίνος, Luke 8:41); ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ποδῶν τίνος, Revelation 19:10; ἐνώπιον τίνος, Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:8; ἐπί πρόσωπον, Matthew 26:39; Luke 5:12; ἐπί πρόσωπον παρά τούς πόδας τίνος, Luke 17:16; πεσών ἐπί τούς πόδας προσεκύνησε, Acts 10:25; πεσών ἐπί πρόσωπον προσκυνήσει, 1 Corinthians 14:25; ἐπί τά πρόσωπα καί προσκυνεῖν, Revelation 7:11 (ἐπί πρόσωπον Rec.); Revelation 11:16.
δ. to fall out, fall from: θρίξ ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς πεσεῖται, equivalent to shall perish, be lost, Acts 27:34 Rec.
ε. to fall down, fall in ruin: of buildings, walls, etc., Matthew 7:25,(27); Luke 6:49 (where T Tr WH συνεπεσε); Hebrews 11:30; οἶκος ἐπ' οἶκον πίπτει, Luke 11:17 (see ἐπί, C. I. 2 c.); πύργος ἐπί τινα, Luke 13:4; σκηνή ἡ πεπτωκυῖα, the tabernacle that has fallen down, a figurative description of the family of David and the theocracy as reduced to extreme decay (cf. σκηνή, at the end), Acts 15:16. of a city: ἔπεσε, i. e. has been overthrown, destroyed, Revelation 11:13; Revelation 14:8; Revelation 16:19; Revelation 18:2 (Jeremiah 28:8 (Jer. 51:8).
b. metaphorically,
α. to be cast down from a state of prosperity: πόθεν πέπωκας, from what a height of Christian knowledge and attainment thou hast declined, Revelation 2:5 G L T Tr WH (see above at the beginning).
β. to fall from a state of uprightness, i. e. to sin: opposed to ἑστάναι, 1 Corinthians 10:12; opposed to στήκειν, with a dative of the person whose interests suffer by the sinning (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 k.), Romans 14:4; to fall into a state of wickedness, Revelation 18:3; Lachmann's stereotyped edition; Tr WH text (see πίνω).
γ. to perish, i. e. to come to an end, disappear, cease: of virtues, 1 Corinthians 13:8 L T Tr WH (R. V. fail); to lose authority, no longer have force, of sayings, precepts, etc., Luke 16:17 (ὥστε οὐ χαμαί πεσεῖται ὁ τί ἄν εἴπῃς, Plato, Euchyphr. § 17; irrita cadunt promissa, Livy 2, 31). equivalent to to be removed from power by death, Revelation 17:10; to fail of participating in, miss a share in, the Messianic salvation, Romans 11:11,(22); Hebrews 4:11 ((yet see ἐν, I. 5 f.). Compare: ἀναπίπτω, ἀντιπίπτω, ἀποπίπτω, ἐκπίπτω ἐνπίπτω, ἐπιπίπτω, καταπίπτω, παραπίπτω, περιπίπτω, προσπίπτω, συμπίπτω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
14:29; 14:32
Jeremiah
28:8; 51:8
Matthew
2:11; 4:9; 7:25; 10:29; 13:4; 13:5; 13:7; 13:8; 15:14; 15:27; 17:6; 17:15; 18:26; 18:29; 21:44; 21:44; 24:29; 26:39
Mark
4:4; 4:5; 4:7; 5:22; 9:20; 13:25; 14:35; 14:35
Luke
5:12; 6:39; 6:49; 8:5; 8:6; 8:7; 8:8; 8:14; 8:41; 10:18; 11:17; 13:4; 14:5; 16:17; 16:21; 17:16; 20:18; 20:18; 21:24; 23:30; 23:30
John
11:32; 12:24; 18:6
Acts
1:20; 5:5; 5:10; 9:4; 10:25; 10:44; 13:11; 15:16; 19:17; 20:9; 22:7; 27:34
Romans
11:11; 14:4
1 Corinthians
10:8; 10:12; 13:8; 14:25
Hebrews
3:17; 4:11; 11:30
James
5:12
Revelation
1:17; 1:17; 2:5; 2:5; 4:10; 5:8; 5:14; 5:14; 6:13; 6:13; 6:16; 6:16; 7:11; 7:16; 8:10; 8:10; 9:1; 9:1; 11:11; 11:13; 11:16; 11:16; 14:8; 16:19; 17:10; 17:10; 18:2; 18:3; 18:3; 19:4; 19:10; 22:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4098 matches the Greek πίπτω (piptō),
which occurs 91 times in 86 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:25 - And when Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and fell G4098 at his feet and [fn]worshiped him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:11 - “Now, behold, the hand of the [fn]Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time.” And immediately a mist and a darkness fell G4098 upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:16 -

‘AFTER THESE THINGS I will return,

AND I WILL REBUILD THE FALLEN G4098 [fn]BOOTH OF DAVID,

AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS,

AND I WILL RESTORE IT,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:9 - And there was a young man named [fn]Eutychus sitting on the windowsill, sinking into a deep sleep. And as Paul kept on talking, he sunk into that sleep and fell G4098 down from the third floor and was picked up dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:7 - and I fell G4098 to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11 -

I say then, did they stumble so as to fall G4098? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them jealous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:22 - Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell G4098, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:4 - Who are you to judge the [fn]servant of another? To his own [fn]master he stands or falls G4098; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:8 - Nor let us act in sexual immorality, as some of them [fn]did, and twenty-three thousand fell G4098 in one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:12 - Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall G4098.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8 -

Love never fails G4098, but if there are gifts of [fn]prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:25 - the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall G4098 on his face and worship God, declaring that SURELY GOD IS AMONG YOU.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:17 - And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose corpses fell G4098 in the wilderness?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:11 - Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall G4098 into the same example of disobedience.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:30 -

By faith the walls of Jericho fell G4098 down G4098 after they had been encircled for seven days.

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But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let [fn]your yes be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall G4098 under judgment.

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And when I saw Him, I fell G4098 at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not fear; I am the first and the last,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:5 - ‘Therefore remember from where you have fallen G4098, and repent and do the [fn]deeds you did at first. But if not, I am coming to you and will remove your lampstand out of its place, unless you repent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:10 - the twenty-four elders will fall G4098 down G4098 before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - And when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell G4098 down G4098 before the Lamb, each one having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the [fn]saints.

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And the four living creatures kept saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell G4098 down G4098 and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:13 - and the stars of the sky fell G4098 to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - and they *SAID TO THE MOUNTAINS AND TO THE ROCKS, “FALL G4098 ON US AND HIDE US from the [fn]presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the [fn]wrath of the Lamb,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:11 - And all the angels were standing around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell G4098 on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - “THEY WILL HUNGER NO LONGER, NOR THIRST ANYMORE; NOR WILL THE SUN [fn]BEAT G4098 DOWN G4098 ON THEM, NOR ANY HEAT;

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And the third angel sounded, and a great star fell G4098 from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell G4098 on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters.

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Then the fifth angel sounded. Then I saw a star from heaven which had fallen G4098 to the earth, and the key of the pit of the abyss was given to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13 - And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell G4098; [fn]seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:16 - And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell G4098 on their faces and worshiped God,

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And another angel, a second one, followed, saying, “[fn]FALLEN G4098, FALLEN G4098 IS BABYLON THE GREAT, she who has made all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her [fn]sexual immorality.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19 - And the great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the [fn]nations fell G4098. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the wrath of His rage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:10 - and they are seven kings; five have fallen G4098, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “[fn]FALLEN G4098, FALLEN G4098 IS BABYLON THE GREAT! And she has become a dwelling place of demons and a [fn]prison of every unclean spirit, and a [fn]prison of every unclean bird [fn]and a [fn]prison of every unclean and hateful beast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:4 - And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell G4098 down G4098 and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:10 - Then I fell G4098 at his feet to worship him. But he *said to me, “[fn]Do not do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers who have the witness of Jesus. Worship God! For the witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

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I, John, am the one who was hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell G4098 down G4098 to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things.


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