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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 - There he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer’s army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:14 - Weeping with joy, he embraced Benjamin, and Benjamin did the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1 - Joseph threw himself on his father and wept over him and kissed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - terror and dread fall upon them.
The power of your arm
makes them lifeless as stone
until your people pass by, O LORD,
until the people you purchased pass by.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32 - If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or burlap. Whatever its use, you must dip it in water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - If the carcass falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38 - But if the seed is wet when the carcass falls on it, the seed will be defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:23 - or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:9 - “I know the LORD has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:7 - So Joshua and all his fighting men traveled to the water near Merom and attacked suddenly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:12 - So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul’s head. Then he and Abishai got away without anyone seeing them or even waking up, because the LORD had put Saul’s men into a deep sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.”
But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 31:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:5 - When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he fell on his own sword and died beside the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:9 - He has probably already hidden in some pit or cave. And when he comes out and attacks and a few of your men fall, there will be panic among your troops, and the word will spread that Absalom’s men are being slaughtered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - Saul groaned to his armor bearer, “Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to taunt and torture me.”
But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - In despair he fell on the couch where Queen Esther was reclining, just as the king was returning from the palace garden.
The king exclaimed, “Will he even assault the queen right here in the palace, before my very eyes?” And as soon as the king spoke, his attendants covered Haman’s face, signaling his doom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - It came to me in a disturbing vision at night,
when people are in a deep sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - when it is swollen with ice and melting snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27 - You would even send an orphan into slavery[fn]
or sell a friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11 - Doesn’t his majesty terrify you?
Doesn’t your fear of him overwhelm you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:16 - Their roots will dry up,
and their branches will wither.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15 - He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they lie in their beds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 - The land you have given me is a pleasant land.
What a wonderful inheritance!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:4 - My heart pounds in my chest.
The terror of death assaults me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:8 - May they be like snails that dissolve into slime,
like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9 - Passion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:28 - He caused the birds to fall within their camp
and all around their tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:38 - Egypt was glad when they were gone,
for they feared them greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a trap, people are caught by sudden tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:32 - “You people of Sibmah, rich in vineyards,
I will weep for you even more than I did for Jazer.
Your spreading vines once reached as far as the Dead Sea,[fn]
but the destroyer has stripped you bare!
He has harvested your grapes and summer fruits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7 - Only I, Daniel, saw this vision. The men with me saw nothing, but they were suddenly terrified and ran away to hide.
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