To fall out
ἐκπίπτωStrong’s G1601ekpiptō
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ekpiptō is the Greek word usually translated “fell”, “may fall” and “fall”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fell”, “may fall” and “fall”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fell 1
- they may fall 1
- to fall 1
- we may fall 1
- to fall away 1
- has failed 1
- you have fallen away 1
- has fallen 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 5
- Romans 1
- Galatians 1
- James 1
- 1 Peter 1
- 2 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 12:7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
- Acts 27:17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
- Acts 27:26Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
- Acts 27:29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
- Acts 27:32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
- Romans 9:6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Greek dictionary
ἐκπίπτω ekpiptō · to fall out
ἐκ-πίπτω [in LXX: Isa.40:8 28:1, 4 (הֶבֶל), Job.14:2 (מָלַל, see RV. mg), Job.15:30 (סוּר), Job.15:33 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), etc. ;] to fall out of, fall from, fall off: before ἐκ τ. χειρῶν, Act.12:7; absol., Act.27:32; of the withering of flowers (as LXX, ll with), Jas.1:11, 1Pe.1:24" (LXX) ; of navigators falling off from a straight course, Act.27:17, 26 27:29 Metaphorical, with genitive of thing(s): Gal.5:4, 2Pe.3:17; absol., fall from its place, fail, perish: Rom.9:6.† (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
- Cruel; barbarous; inhuman.
- 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.