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ἐκπίπτω

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Definition

ἐκ-πίπτω

[in LXX: Isaiah 40:8; 28:1, 4 (הֶבֶל), Job 14:2 (מָלַל, see RV. mg), Job 15:30 (סוּר), Job 15:33 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), etc. ;]

to fall out of, fall from, fall off: before ἐκ τ. χειρῶν, Acts 12:7; absol., Acts 27:32; of the withering of flowers (as LXX, ll with), James 1:11, 1 Peter 1:24" (LXX) ; of navigators falling off from a straight course, Acts 27:17, 26; 27:29 Metaphorical, with genitive of thing(s): Galatians 5:4, 2 Peter 3:17; absol., fall from its place, fail, perish: Romans 9:6.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἐκπίπτω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Acts 12:7ἐξέπεσαν · fell
    Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
  2. Acts 27:17ἐκπέσωσιν · they would run aground
    After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
  3. Acts 27:26ἐκπεσεῖν · run aground
    However, we must run aground on some island.”
  4. Acts 27:29ἐκπέσωμεν · we would run aground
    Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
  5. Acts 27:32ἐκπεσεῖν · adrift
    So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
  6. Romans 9:6ἐκπέπτωκεν · has failed
    It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
  7. Galatians 5:4ἐξεπέσατε · you have fallen away
    You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
  8. James 1:11ἐξέπεσεν · falls
    For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  9. 1 Peter 1:24ἐξέπεσεν · fall
    For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
  10. 2 Peter 3:17ἐκπέσητε · [and] fall from
    Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.