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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 BoxMat 2:11 - And after they came into the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary; and they fell G4098 down G4098 and [fn]worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:9 - and he said to Him, “All these things I will give You, if You fall G4098 down G4098 and [fn]worship me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - “And the rain fell and the [fn]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall G4098, for it had been founded on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27 - “And the rain fell and the [fn]floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell G4098—and its collapse was great.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:29 - “Are two sparrows not sold for an [fn]assarion? And yet not one of them will fall G4098 to the ground apart from your Father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4 - and as he sowed, some seeds fell G4098 beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:5 - “Others fell G4098 on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and they sprang up immediately, because they had no depth of soil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:7 - “Others fell G4098 [fn]among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:8 - “But others fell G4098 on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty times as much.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:14 - “Leave them alone; they are blind guides [fn]of blind people. And if a person who is blind guides another who is blind, both will fall G4098 into a pit.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:27 - And she said, “Yes, Lord; but please help, for even the dogs feed on the crumbs that fall G4098 from their masters’ table.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:6 - When the disciples heard this, they fell G4098 [fn]face down to the ground and were terrified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - “[fn]Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls G4098 into the fire and often into the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:26 - “So the slave fell G4098 to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:29 - “So his fellow slave fell G4098 to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:44 - “And the one who falls G4098 on this stone will be broken to pieces; and on whomever it falls G4098, it will crush him.”

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“But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL G4098 from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

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And He went a little beyond them, and fell G4098 on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4 - as he was sowing, some seed fell G4098 beside the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:5 - “Other seed fell G4098 on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:7 - “Other seed fell G4098 among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it yielded no crop.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:8 - “Other seeds fell G4098 into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:22 - And one of the synagogue [fn]officials, named Jairus, *came, and upon seeing Him, *fell G4098 at His feet

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:20 - And they brought [fn]the boy to Him. When he saw Him, the spirit immediately threw him into convulsions, and falling G4098 to the ground, he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:25 - AND THE STARS WILL BE FALLING G4098 from heaven, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - And He went a little beyond them, and fell G4098 to the ground and began praying that if it were possible, the hour might [fn]pass Him by.

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While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man [fn]covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell G4098 on his face and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:49 - “But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; and the river burst against it and it immediately collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - “The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell G4098 beside the road, and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:7 - “Other seed fell G4098 among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - “And yet other seed fell G4098 into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as much.” As He said these things, He would call out, “The one who has ears to hear, [fn]let him hear.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - “And the seed which fell G4098 among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - And a man named Jairus came, and he was an [fn]official of the synagogue; and he fell G4098 at Jesus’ feet, and began urging Him to come to his house;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:18 - And He said to them, “I watched Satan fall G4098 from heaven like lightning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:17 - But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against [fn]itself falls G4098.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - “Or do you think that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell G4098 and killed them were worse [fn]offenders than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:5 - And He said to them, “[fn]Which one of you will have a son or an ox fall G4098 into a well, and will not immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:17 - “But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one [fn]stroke of a letter of the Law to fail G4098.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:21 - and longing to be fed from the scraps which fell G4098 from the rich man’s table; not only that, the dogs also were coming and licking his sores.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:16 - and he fell G4098 on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.

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“Everyone who falls G4098 on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls G4098, it will crush him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:24 - and they will fall G4098 by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:30 - “Then they will begin TO SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, ‘FALL G4098 ON US,’ AND TO THE HILLS, ‘COVER US.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:32 - So when Mary came to the place where Jesus was, she saw Him and fell G4098 at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:24 - “Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls G4098 into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:6 - Now then, when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell G4098 to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:26 - And they [fn]drew lots for them, and the lot fell G4098 [fn]to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:5 - And as he heard these words, Ananias collapsed G4098 and [fn]died; and great fear came over all who heard about it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:10 - And immediately she collapsed G4098 at his feet and [fn]died; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:4 - and he fell G4098 to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

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