πτῶσις ptōsis G4431
“a falling, a fall” — 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
- ἐμπίπτω empiptō G1706 “I fall in, am cast in” built from ἐν G1722 + πίπτω G4098 (per Strong's) in 7 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
Rendered in KJV as: the fall ×1, fall ×1 (2 links)
Each verse shows the form used there and its grammar in plain English. What do these terms mean?
Full definitions (source + licence)
Dodson Greek Lexicon [G4431]
a falling, a fall, ruin.
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2 verse(s)
- Matthew 7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.ptōsis – noun · nominative (subject) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
N-NSF - Luke 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;ptōsin – noun · accusative (object) · singular · feminineverse | pericope | chapter
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