Greek word · G2667

καταπίπτω

katapiptō

to fall down

Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

κατα-πίπτω

[in LXX: Psalms 145:14 (נָפַל), etc. ;]

to fall down: Acts 28:6; before εἰς, Acts 26:14; ἐπί with accusative, Luke 8:6.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 8:6 κατέπεσεν fell

    Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

    Here: "Fell down onto." In the New Testament this compound verb appears only in Luke and Acts (Acts 26:14; 28:6), so it is probably Luke's own style. It describes the seed dropping from the sower's hand as he scatters it by broadcast.

Acts · 2

  1. Acts 26:14 καταπεσόντων when were falling down

    We 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.’

  2. Acts 28:6 καταπίπτειν to fall down

    The 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.

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