ἐμπίπτω empiptō G1706

“I fall in, am cast in” — Dodson Greek Lexicon

Same root: Related words from the same root: 16 more words

Strong's Greek Dictionary (1890) says these words are built from one another, all going back to πίπτω piptō (G4098). Each line says which source links it. Words with a prefix are listed with their main word, not with the prefix. Related words can still differ in meaning.

πίπτω piptō G4098 “I fall, fall under” head of this family (per Strong's: source uncertain) in 85 verses
παράπτωμα paraptōma G3900 “a falling away, sin” built from παραπίπτω G3895 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 19 verses
ἀναπίπτω anapiptō G0377 “I lie down, recline, fall back upon” built from ἀνά G0303 + πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 11 verses
ἐπιπίπτω epipiptō G1968 “I fall upon, press upon” built from ἐπί G1909 + πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 11 verses
ἐκπίπτω ekpiptō G1601 “I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away” built from ἐκ G1537 + πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 10 verses
προσπίπτω prospiptō G4363 “I fall down before, beat against” built from πρός G4314 + πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 8 verses
πτῶμα ptōma G4430 “a carcass, corpse” built from πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 6 verses
πταίω ptaiō G4417 “I stumble, fall, sin” built from πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 4 verses
καταπίπτω katapiptō G2667 “I fall down” built from κατά G2596 + πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 3 verses
περιπίπτω peripiptō G4045 “I fall into the midst of” built from περί G4012 + πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 3 verses
προπετής propetēs G4312 “impulsive, rash, reckless” built from πρό G4253 + πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 2 verses
πτῶσις ptōsis G4431 “a falling, a fall” built from πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) · Abbott-Smith agrees in 2 verses

All 17 words of this family (4 not shown here) →

Built from ἐν en G1722 + πίπτω piptō G4098 (per Strong's). The first part is a prefix (a preposition or a short prefix such as “un-”), so the word is listed with the family of the last part only, never with the prefix.

Rendered in BSB as: fall ×2, falls ×1, who fell into the hands ×1, and fall ×1, he will not fall ×1, to fall ×1 (7 links)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon [G1706]

I fall in, am cast in, am involved in.

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7 verse(s)

Matthew 12:11 He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
empesē – 2nd aorist (a completed action, seen as a whole) · active (the subject does it) · subjunctive (possible / intended / 'if') · he, she or it V-2AAS-3S
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Luke 6:39 Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
empesountai – future (expected to happen) · middle/passive form (translated as active) · indicative (stated as fact) · they V-FNI-3P
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Luke 10:36 Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
empesontos – 2nd aorist (a completed action, seen as a whole) · active (the subject does it) · participle (verb used like an adjective) · genitive singular masculine (matches the word it goes with) V-2AAP-GSM
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1 Timothy 3:6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
empesē – 2nd aorist (a completed action, seen as a whole) · active (the subject does it) · subjunctive (possible / intended / 'if') · he, she or it V-2AAS-3S
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1 Timothy 3:7 Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
empesē – 2nd aorist (a completed action, seen as a whole) · active (the subject does it) · subjunctive (possible / intended / 'if') · he, she or it V-2AAS-3S
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1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
empiptousin – present (ongoing or repeated action) · active (the subject does it) · indicative (stated as fact) · they V-PAI-3P
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Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
empesein – 2nd aorist (a completed action, seen as a whole) · active (the subject does it) · infinitive ('to …' form) V-2AAN
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