Fallen from heaven
διοπετήςStrong’s G1356diopetēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Diopetēs is the Greek word usually translated “fallen from the sky”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?”
Meaning
Usually translated “fallen from the sky”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fallen from the sky 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διοπετής diopetēs · fallen from heaven
διοπετής (written also διϊπ-), -ές (δῖος, πίπτω, see Page on Ac, l.with; DB, i, 605, n., ext., 112a; Field, Notes, 130 f.), fallen from heaven (R, mg.): τὸ δ. (sc. ἄγαλμα, statue, image), Act.19:35.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.