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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 BoxMat 2:11 - As they came into the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, they bowed down and worshiped him. They opened their treasure boxes and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:9 - And he said to him, "I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27 - The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:29 - Aren't two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father's will.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4 - And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:5 - Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:7 - Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:8 - But other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:14 - Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:27 - "Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:6 - When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - and said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:26 - Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:29 - Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:44 - The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - "Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4 - And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:5 - Other seed fell on rocky ground where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:7 - Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:8 - But other seed fell on good soil and produced grain, sprouting and growing; some yielded thirty times as much, some sixty, and some a hundred times."

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:22 - Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:20 - So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:25 - the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 - While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came to him who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:49 - But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:7 - Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain." As he said this, he called out, "The one who has ears to hear had better listen!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus' feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:18 - So he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:17 - But Jesus, realizing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and a divided household falls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them, do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:5 - Then he said to them, "Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:17 - But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a letter in the law to become void.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:21 - who longed to eat what fell from the rich man's table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:16 - He fell with his face to the ground at Jesus' feet and thanked him. (Now he was a Samaritan.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:18 - Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:24 - They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down 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 on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:32 - Now when Mary came to the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:24 - I tell you the solemn truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it produces much grain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:6 - So when Jesus said to them, "I am he," they retreated and fell to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:26 - Then they cast lots for them, and the one chosen was Matthias; so he was counted with the eleven apostles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:5 - When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped all who heard about it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:10 - At once she collapsed at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:4 - He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

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