To fall/press upon
ἐπιπίπτωStrong’s G1968epipiptō
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epipiptō is the Greek word usually translated “fell”, “having fallen” and “press upon”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fell”, “having fallen” and “press upon”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fell 6
- having fallen 2
- to press upon 1
- he fell 1
- fell upon 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 6
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- Revelation 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 1:12And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
- Luke 15:20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
- Acts 8:16(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
- Acts 10:44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
- Acts 11:15And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
- Acts 19:17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Greek dictionary
ἐπιπίπτω epipiptō · to fall/press upon
ἐπι-πίπτω [in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ;] to fall upon (Field, Notes, 25): with dative of person(s), Mrk.3:10 (see Swete, in l), Act.20:10; before ἐπὶ τ. τράχηλον (as Gen.46:29, Tob.11:8, 3Ma.5:49, al.), Luk.15:20, Act.20:37. Metaphorical, φόβος, Luk.1:12, Act.19:17, Rev.11:11; ὀνειδισμοί, Rom.15:3 (LXX); of the Holy Spirit: before ἐπί, with dative, Act.8:16; ἐπί, with accusative, Act.10:44 11:15; absol., Act.23:7.† (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.