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Lexicon :: Strong's G1968 - epipiptō

Aa
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 BoxGen 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:15 - And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Choba, which is on the left of Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:14

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - And Joseph having [fn]made ready his chariots, went up to meet Israel his father, at the city of Heroes; and having appeared to him, fell on his neck, and wept with [fn]abundant weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:1

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - Let trembling and fear fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm, let them become as stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:32 - And on whatsoever one of their dead bodies shall fall it shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack it may be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean till evening; and then it shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:37 - And if one of their carcases should fall upon any sowing seed which shall be sown, it shall be clean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:38 - But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:23 - or smite him with any stone, whereby a man may die, unawares, and it should fall upon him, and he should die, but he was not his enemy, nor sought to hurt him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:9 - and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:7 - And Joshua and all the men of war came upon them [fn]at the water of Maron suddenly; and they attacked them in the hill country.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:12 - So David took the spear, and the pitcher of water from his bolster, and they went home: and there was no one that saw, and no one that knew, and there was no one that awoke, all being asleep, for a stupor from the Lord had fallen upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:4 - And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword and pierce me through with it; lest these uncircumcised come and pierce me through, and mock me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he feared greatly: so Saul took his sword and fell upon it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 31:5 - And his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, and he fell also himself upon his sword, and died with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:9 - For, behold, he is now hidden in one of the hills or in some other place: and it shall come to pass when he falls upon them at the beginning, that some one will certainly hear, and say, There has been a slaughter among the people that follow after Abessalom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:4 - And Saul said to his armour-bearer, Draw thy sword, and pierce me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and mock me. But his armour-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid: so Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:16 - And it came to pass, when all our enemies heard of it, that all the nations round about us feared, and great alarm fell upon them, and they knew that it was of our God that this work should be finished.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:8 - And the king returned from the garden; and Aman had fallen upon the bed, intreating the queen. And the king said, Wilt thou even force my wife in my house? And when Aman heard it, he changed countenance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:13 - But as when terror falls upon men, with dread and a sound in the night,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:16 - They who used to reverence me, now have come against me like snow or congealed ice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:27 - Even because ye attack the fatherless, and insult your friend.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11 - shall not his whirlpool sweep you round, and terror from him fall upon you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:16 - His roots shall be dried up from beneath, and his crop shall fall away from above.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:15 - sending a dream, or in the meditation of the night; (as when a dreadful alarm happens to fall upon men, in slumberings on the bed:)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 - (LXX 15:6) The lines have fallen to me in the best places, yea, I have a most excellent heritage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:4 - (LXX 54:5) My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:8 - (LXX 57:9) They shall be destroyed as melted wax: the fire has fallen and they have not seen the sun.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:9 - (LXX 68:10) [fn] For the zeal of thine house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:28 - (LXX 77:28) And they fell into the midst of their camp, round about their tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:38 - (LXX 104:38) Egypt rejoiced at their departing; for the fear of them fell upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:12 - For surely man also knows not his time: as fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as birds that are caught in a snare; even thus the sons of men are snared at an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:32 - (LXX 31:32) O vine of Aserema, as with the weeping of Jazer: thy branches are gone over the sea, they reached the cities of Jazer: destruction has come upon thy fruits, and upon thy grape-gatherers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:7 - And I Daniel only saw the vision: and the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great amazement fell upon them, and they fled in fear.
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