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Lexicon :: Strong's G4098 - piptō

Aa
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)
Dictionary Aids

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 - And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:9 - And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:25 - And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:27 - And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:29 - Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:4 - And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:5 - And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:7 - And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:8 - And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:14 - Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:27 - But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:6 - And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:26 - So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:29 - So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:44 - Any man falling on this stone will be broken, but he on whom it comes down will be crushed to dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:29 - But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:39 - And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:4 - And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:5 - And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:7 - And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:8 - And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:22 - And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:20 - And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:35 - And he went forward a little, and falling down on the earth, made request that, if possible, the hour might go from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:12 - And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:49 - But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:5 - A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:7 - And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:8 - And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:14 - And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:41 - Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:18 - And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:17 - But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:5 - And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:17 - But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:21 - Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 17:16 - And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:18 - Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:24 - And they will be put to death with the sword, and will be taken as prisoners into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be crushed under the feet of the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles are complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:30 - And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:32 - When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:24 - Truly I say to you, If a seed of grain does not go into the earth and come to an end, it is still a seed and no more; but through its death it gives much fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:6 - And when he said to them, I am he, they went back, falling to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:26 - And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:5 - And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:10 - And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:4 - And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

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