Definition
κατα-πίπτω
[in LXX: Psalm 145:14 (נָפַל), etc. ;]
to fall down: Acts 28:6; before εἰς, Acts 26:14; ἐπί with accusative, Luke 8:6.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Luke 8:6κατέπεσεν · fellSome fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
- Acts 26:14καταπεσόντων · fellWe all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
- Acts 28:6καταπίπτειν · dropThe islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.