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To fall from

ἀποπίπτωStrong’s G0634

apopiptō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Apopiptō is the Greek word usually translated “fell”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.”
Acts 9:18 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “fell”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • fell 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀποπίπτω apopiptō · to fall from

    ἀπο-πίπτω [in LXX for מָלַל, נָפַל, etc. ;] to fall off: Act.9:18.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “fell” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    FELL, adjective

    1. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman.
    2. Fierce; savage; ravenous; bloody.
    All definitions and other forms of “fell”

      FELL, noun

      [Latin pellis.]

      A skin or hide of a beast; used chiefly in composition, as wool-fell.

        FELL, noun

        A barren or stony hill. [Local.]

          FELL, verb transitive

          To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring to the ground, either by cutting, as to fell trees, or by striking, as to fell an ox.

            Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

            Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.