G4098: πίπτω
píptō · “to collapse”
Definition
to fall (literally or figuratively)
KJV translates it as: fail, fall (down), light on
Word origin: probably akin to G4072 (πέτομαι) through the idea of alighting;
Extended definition
[in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ;]
to fall;
1. of descent, to fall, fall down or from: before ἐπί, with accusative loc., Mat.10:29, al.; εἰς, Mat.15:14, al.; ἐς μέσῳ, with genitive, Luk.8:7; παρὰ τ. ὁδόν, Mat.13:4, Mrk.4:4, Luk.8:5; before ἀπό, Mat.15:27, al.; ἐκ, Mrk.13:25, Luk.10:18, Rev.8:10 9:1. Metaphorical: ὁ ἥλιος, before ἐπί, Rev.7:16; ἀχλὺς κ. σκότος, Act.13:11; ὁ κλῆρος, Act.1:26; ὑπὸ κρίσιν, Jas.5:12.
2. Of prostration,
(a) of persons, to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself: χαμαί Jhn.18:6; before ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.17:6, Act.9:4; id. with genitive, Mrk.9:20; πρὸς τ. πόδας, Act.5:10, Rev.1:17; πεσὼν ἐξέψυξε, Act.5:5; of supplication, homage or worship: πρὸς (παρὰ, ἐπὶ) τ. πὸδας, Mrk.5:22, Luk.8:41, Act.10:25, al.; π. καὶ προσκυνεῖν, Rev.5:14 19:4; ptcp. with προσκυνεῖν, Mat.2:11, al.; ἐνώπιον, Rev.4:10 5:8; ἐπὶ πρόσωπον, Mat.26:39, al.;
(b) of things, to fall, fall down: Mat.21:44, Luk.23:30; of falling to ruin and destruction, Mat.7:25, Act.15:16, Heb.11:30; ἔπεσε (timeless aorist; M, Pr.,134), Rev.18:2. Metaphorical: Rom.11:11; πόθεν πέπτωκας, Rev.2:5; opposite to ἑστόναι, 1Co.10:12; to στήκειν, Rom.14:4; of virtues, 1Co.13:8; of precepts, Luk.16:17.
(cf. ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, παρα-, περι-, προσ-, συν-πίπτω.)
συν-πίπτω (Rec. συμπ-),
[in LXX for נָפַל, etc. ;]
to fall together, fall in, etc.: of a house (cf. MM, xxiv), Luk.6:49.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4098 is translated
- fell ×21
- having fallen ×11
- having fallen down ×4
- will fall ×3
- falling ×3
- he fell ×3
- falls. ×3
- i fell ×3
- fell down ×3
- it fell; ×2
- he falls ×2
- it may fall, ×2
Bible verses with G4098 (píptō)
Píptō appears in 85 verses; the first 25 are shown below.
- Matthew 2:11
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
- Matthew 4:9
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
- Matthew 7:25
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
- Matthew 7:27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
- Matthew 10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
- Matthew 13:4
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
- Matthew 13:5
Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
- Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
- Matthew 13:8
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
- Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- Matthew 15:27
And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
- Matthew 17:6
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
- Matthew 17:15
Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
- Matthew 18:26
The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
- Matthew 18:29
And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
- Matthew 21:44
And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
- Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
- Matthew 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
- Mark 4:4
And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
- Mark 4:5
And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:
- Mark 4:7
And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
- Mark 4:8
And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.
- Mark 5:22
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
- Mark 9:20
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
- Mark 13:25
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
All 85 references
- Mark 14:35
- Luke 5:12
- Luke 8:5
- Luke 8:7
- Luke 8:8
- Luke 8:14
- Luke 8:41
- Luke 10:18
- Luke 11:17
- Luke 13:4
- Luke 14:5
- Luke 16:17
- Luke 16:21
- Luke 17:16
- Luke 20:18
- Luke 21:24
- Luke 23:30
- John 11:32
- John 12:24
- John 18:6
- Acts 1:26
- Acts 5:5
- Acts 5:10
- Acts 9:4
- Acts 10:25
- Acts 13:11
- Acts 15:16
- Acts 20:9
- Acts 22:7
- Romans 11:11
- Romans 11:22
- Romans 14:4
- 1 Corinthians 10:8
- 1 Corinthians 10:12
- 1 Corinthians 13:8
- 1 Corinthians 14:25
- Hebrews 3:17
- Hebrews 4:11
- Hebrews 11:30
- James 5:12
- Revelation 1:17
- Revelation 2:5
- Revelation 4:10
- Revelation 5:8
- Revelation 5:14
- Revelation 6:13
- Revelation 6:16
- Revelation 7:11
- Revelation 7:16
- Revelation 8:10
- Revelation 9:1
- Revelation 11:13
- Revelation 11:16
- Revelation 14:8
- Revelation 16:19
- Revelation 17:10
- Revelation 18:2
- Revelation 19:4
- Revelation 19:10
- Revelation 22:8
Words derived from G4098
ἀναπίπτω G377
anapíptō — to recline
ἀντιπίπτω G496
antipíptō — to resist
ἀποπίπτω G634
apopíptō — to fall from
γονυπετέω G1120
gonypetéō — to kneel
διοπετής G1356
diopetḗs — fallen from heaven
ἐκπίπτω G1601
ekpíptō — to fall out
ἐμπίπτω G1706
empíptō — to fall into
ἐπιπίπτω G1968
epipíptō — to fall/press upon
καταπίπτω G2667
katapíptō — to fall down
παραπίπτω G3895
parapíptō — to defect
περιπίπτω G4045
peripíptō — to fall upon
προπετής G4312
propetḗs — reckless
προσπίπτω G4363
prospíptō — to fall/beat
πταίω G4417
ptaíō — to stumble
πτοέω G4422
ptoéō — to frighten
πτῶμα G4430
ptōma — corpse
πτῶσις G4431
ptōsis — fall