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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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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 90 times in 85 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:25 - And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down G4098 at his feet, and worshipped him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:16 - After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; G4098 and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:9 - And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down G4098 from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:7 - And I fell G4098 unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:34 - Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall G4098 ➔ not an hair fall G4098 from the head of any of you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:11 - I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? G4098 God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:22 - Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, G4098 severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 14:4 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. G4098 Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:8 - Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell G4098 in one day three and twenty thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:12 - Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. G4098

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:25 - And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down G4098 on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:17 - But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell G4098 in the wilderness?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:11 - Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall G4098 after the same example of unbelief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:30 - By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, G4098 after they were compassed about seven days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:12 - But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall G4098 into condemnation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:17 - And when I saw him, I fell G4098 at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:10 - The four and twenty elders fall down G4098 before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down G4098 before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:14 - And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down G4098 and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:13 - And the stars of heaven fell G4098 unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:16 - And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall G4098 on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:11 - And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell G4098 before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:16 - They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall G4098 ➔ the sun light G4098 on them, nor any heat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 8:10 - And the third angel sounded, and there fell G4098 a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell G4098 upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:1 - And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall G4098 from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:11 - And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell G4098 upon them which saw them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13 - And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, G4098 and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:16 - And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell G4098 upon their faces, and worshipped God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:8 - And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, G4098 is fallen, G4098 that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19 - And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: G4098 and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:10 - And there are seven kings: five are fallen, G4098 and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, G4098 is fallen, G4098 and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:4 - And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down G4098 and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:10 - And I fell G4098 at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:8 - And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down G4098 to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

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