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Greek word study: πίπτω (píptō), Strong's G4098. to fall (literally or figuratively)

GreekStrong's G4098
Quick definition
Greek word
πίπτω (píptō)

Computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to fall (literally or figuratively)

Word study
Derivation: probably akin to G4072 (πέτομαι) through the idea of alighting;

KJV translation words: fail, fall (down), light on

Where this word appears

Strong's G4098 is tagged on 90 words in 85 verses across 10 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 2:11 and last appears in Revelation 22:8.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

fell ×23having fallen ×13falling ×4will fall ×4I fell ×3falls ×3fell down ×3it fell ×3Having fallen down ×2having fallen down ×2he falls ×2it may fall ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

ἔπεσεν ×29πεσὼν ×12ἔπεσαν ×12πέσῃ ×5πίπτει ×5πεσοῦνται ×4ἔπεσα ×3πεσεῖται ×2πιπτόντων ×2πέσετε ×2

Books where it appears most

Revelation ×23Matthew ×19Luke ×17Acts ×9Mark ×81 Corinthians ×4John ×3Romans ×3

Verses (first 25 of 85)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: G4072 πέτομαι (pétomai).

Entries whose derivation names this word: G377 ἀναπίπτω (anapíptō), G496 ἀντιπίπτω (antipíptō), G634 ἀποπίπτω (apopíptō), G1120 γονυπετέω (gonypetéō), G1356 διοπετής (diopetḗs), G1601 ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō), G1706 ἐμπίπτω (empíptō), G1968 ἐπιπίπτω (epipíptō), G2667 καταπίπτω (katapíptō), G3895 παραπίπτω (parapíptō), G4045 περιπίπτω (peripíptō), G4312 προπετής (propetḗs) and 5 more.

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does píptō (G4098) mean?

To fall (literally or figuratively).

How is G4098 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates G4098 as: fail, fall (down), light on.

How often does πίπτω (píptō) appear?

Strong's G4098 is tagged on 90 words in 85 verses across 10 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Matthew 2:11 and last appears in Revelation 22:8.