To fall down
καταπίπτωStrong’s G2667katapiptō
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Katapiptō is the Greek word usually translated “fell”, “when were falling down” and “fall down”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fell”, “when were falling down” and “fall down”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fell 1
- when were falling down 1
- to fall down 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 26:14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
- Acts 28:6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
Greek dictionary
καταπίπτω katapiptō · to fall down
κατα-πίπτω [in LXX: Psa.145:14 (נָפַל), etc. ;] to fall down: Act.28:6; before εἰς, Act.26:14; ἐπί with accusative, Luk.8:6.† (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.