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Lexicon :: Strong's G1968 - epipiptō

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ἐπιπίπτω
Transliteration
epipiptō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-pip'-to
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιπίπτω epipíptō, ep-ee-pip'-to; from G1909 and G4098; to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively):—fall into (on, upon) lie on, press upon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G1968 in the following manner: fall (10x), fall on (1x), press (1x), lie (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G1968 in the following manner: fall (10x), fall on (1x), press (1x), lie (1x).

  1. to fall upon, to rush or press upon

    1. to lie upon one

    2. to fall into one's embrace

    3. to fall back upon

  2. metaph.

    1. to fall upon one i.e. to seize, take possession of him

      1. of the Holy Spirit, in his inspiration and impulse

      2. of reproaches cast upon one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιπίπτω epipíptō, ep-ee-pip'-to; from G1909 and G4098; to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively):—fall into (on, upon) lie on, press upon.
STRONGS G1968:
ἐπιπίπτω; 2 aorist ἐπέπεσον, 3 person plural ἐπέπεσαν, Romans 15:3 L T Tr WH [cf. ἀπέρχομαι at the beginning]; perfect participle ἐπιπεπτωκώς; [see πίπτω]; Sept. for נָפַל; to fall upon; to rush or press upon;
a. properly: τινί, upon one, Mark 3:10; to lie upon one, Acts 20:10; ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλόν τινος, to fall into one's embrace, Luke 15:20; Acts 20:37, (Genesis 46:29; Tobit 11:8, 12; 3 Macc. 5:49); to fall back upon, ἐπὶ τὸ στῆθός τινος, John 13:25 R G T.
b. metaphorically, ἐπί τινα, to fall upon one, i. e. to seize, take possession of him: φόβος, Luke 1:12; Acts 19:17 [L Tr ἔπεσεν]; Revelation 11:11 L T Tr WH; ἔκστασις, Acts 10:10 Rec.; ἀχλύς, Acts 13:11 [R G]. used also of the Holy Spirit, in its inspiration and impulse: ἐπί τινι, Acts 8:16; ἐπί τινα, Acts 10:44 [Lachmann ἔπεσε]; Acts 11:15 (Ezekiel 11:5); of reproaches cast upon one: Romans 15:3. [Noteworthy is the absolutely use in Acts 23:7 WH marginal reading ἐπέπεσεν (others, ἐγένετο) στάσις. (From Herodotus down.)]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
46:29
Ezekiel
11:5
Mark
3:10
Luke
1:12; 15:20
John
13:25
Acts
8:16; 10:10; 10:44; 11:15; 13:11; 19:17; 20:10; 20:37; 23:7
Romans
15:3; 15:3
Revelation
11:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1968 matches the Greek ἐπιπίπτω (epipiptō),
which occurs 35 times in 34 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:15 - And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:14 - And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1 - And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32 - And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38 - But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:23 - Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:9 - And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:7 - So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:12 - So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:5 - And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:9 - Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27 - Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11 - Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:16 - His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15 - In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 - The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:4 - My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:8 - As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9 - For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:28 - And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:38 - Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:32 - O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7 - And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
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