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Lexicon :: Strong's G1706 - empiptō

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ἐμπίπτω
Transliteration
empiptō (Key)
Pronunciation
em-pip'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

ἐμπίπτω empíptō, em-pip'-to; from G1722 and G4098; to fall on, i.e. (literally) to be entrapped by, or (figuratively) be overwhelmed with:—fall among (into).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G1706 in the following manner: fall (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G1706 in the following manner: fall (7x).

  1. to fall into

    1. to fall among robbers

    2. fall into one's power

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐμπίπτω empíptō, em-pip'-to; from G1722 and G4098; to fall on, i.e. (literally) to be entrapped by, or (figuratively) be overwhelmed with:—fall among (into).
STRONGS G1706:
ἐμπίπτω [see ἐν, III. 3]; future ἐμπεσοῦμαι; 2 aorist ἐνέπεσον; [from Homer down]; to fall into: εἰς βόθυνον, Matthew 12:11, and L text T Tr WH in Luke 6:39; εἰς φρέαρ, Luke 14:5 [R G]; to fall among robbers, εἰς τοὺς λῃστάς, Luke 10:36, and in metaphorical phrases, 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:9; εἰς χεῖράς τινος, into one's power: τοῦ Θεοῦ, to incur divine penalties, Hebrews 10:31, as in 2 Samuel 24:14; 1 Chronicles 21:13; Sir. 2:18.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
24:14
1 Chronicles
21:13
Matthew
12:11
Luke
6:39; 10:36; 14:5
1 Timothy
3:6; 6:9
Hebrews
10:31

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1706 matches the Greek ἐμπίπτω (empiptō),
which occurs 27 times in 24 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:10 - As it happened, the valley of the Dead Sea was filled with tar pits. And as the army of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into the tar pits, while the rest escaped into the mountains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:33 - “Suppose someone digs or uncovers a pit and fails to cover it, and then an ox or a donkey falls into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:18 - Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:3 - But the Philistine commanders demanded, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”
And Achish told them, “This is David, the servant of King Saul of Israel. He’s been with me for years, and I’ve never found a single fault in him from the day he arrived until today.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:14 - “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:4 - “We will starve if we stay here, but with the famine in the city, we will starve if we go back there. So we might as well go out and surrender to the Aramean army. If they let us live, so much the better. But if they kill us, we would have died anyway.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:11 - Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, then took as exiles the rest of the people who remained in the city, the defectors who had declared their allegiance to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the population.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:13 - “I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:15 - They dig a deep pit to trap others,
then fall into it themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:6 - My enemies have set a trap for me.
I am weary from distress.
They have dug a deep pit in my path,
but they themselves have fallen into it.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:13 - The wicked are trapped by their own words,
but the godly escape such trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12 - It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:16 - It is senseless to pay tuition to educate a fool,
since he has no heart for learning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:20 - The crooked heart will not prosper;
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:14 - The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap;
those who make the LORD angry will fall into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:27 - If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:10 - Those who lead good people along an evil path
will fall into their own trap,
but the honest will inherit good things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:14 - Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,[fn]
but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:8 - When you dig a well,
you might fall in.
When you demolish an old wall,
you could be bitten by a snake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:4 - You will stumble along as prisoners
or lie among the dead.
But even then the LORD’s anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:18 - Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare.
Destruction falls like rain from the heavens;
the foundations of the earth shake.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - So disaster will overtake you,
and you won’t be able to charm it away.
Calamity will fall upon you,
and you won’t be able to buy your way out.
A catastrophe will strike you suddenly,
one for which you are not prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:44 - “Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap,
and those who escape the trap will step into a snare.
I will see to it that you do not get away,
for the time of your judgment has come,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:19 - In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion—
only to meet a bear.
Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house—
and he’s bitten by a snake.
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