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ἐπιπίπτω

epipiptōto fall/press uponHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἐπι-πίπτω

[in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ;]

to fall upon (Field, Notes, 25): with dative of person(s), Mark 3:10 (see Swete, in l), Acts 20:10; before ἐπὶ τ. τράχηλον (as Genesis 46:29, Tob.11.8, 3Ma.5.49, al.), Luke 15:20, Acts 20:37. Metaphorical, φόβος, Luke 1:12, Acts 19:17, Revelation 11:11; ὀνειδισμοί, Romans 15:3 (LXX); of the Holy Spirit: before ἐπί, with dative, Acts 8:16; ἐπί, with accusative, Acts 10:44; 11:15; absol., Acts 23:7.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

11 total
  1. Mark 3:10ἐπιπίπτειν · were pressing forward
    For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
  2. Luke 1:12ἐπέπεσεν · gripped
    When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
  3. Luke 15:20ἐπέπεσεν · embraced him
    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
  4. Acts 8:16ἐπιπεπτωκός · fallen
    For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
  5. Acts 10:44ἐπέπεσεν · fell
    While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
  6. Acts 11:15ἐπέπεσεν · fell
    As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
  7. Acts 19:17ἐπέπεσεν · came
    This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
  8. Acts 20:10ἐπέπεσεν · threw [himself] on
    But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
  9. Acts 20:37ἐπιπεσόντες · they embraced
    They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
  10. Romans 15:3ἐπέπεσαν · have fallen
    For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
  11. Revelation 11:11ἐπέπεσεν · fell
    But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.