verb
ekpiptamō
Strong’sG1601
I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
stem ekpipt-10 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books8 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐκ-πίπτω
[in LXX: Is 40:8 28:1, 4 (הֶבֶל), Jb 14:2 (מָלַל, v. RV. mg), Jb 15:30 (סוּר), Jb 15:33 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1601 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidek-pip'-to
to drop away; specially, be driven out of one's course; figuratively, to lose, become inefficient
King Jamesbe cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -πεσοῦμαι: aorist ἐξέπεσον: perfect ἐκπέπτωκα:— fall out of, δίφρου Refs 8th c.BC+; θαλερὸν δέ οἱ ἔκπεσε δάκρυ fell from his eyes, Refsfall out, Refs; fall down, of trees, Refs 4th c.BC+meteors, Refs 8th c.BC+passive of ἐκβάλλω:
1 of seafaring men, to be cast ashore, ἐκ δ᾽ ἔπεσον θυμηγερέων Refs 8th c.BC+; ναυαγὸν ἐ.Refs 5th c.BC+; of things, suffer shipwreck, Refs 5th c.BC+; of fish, to be cast up, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 fall from a thing, i.e. be deprived of it, ἐκ πολλῶν καὶ εὐδαιμόνων ἐς πτωχηΐην Refs 5th c.BC+; τυραννίδος, ἀρχῆς, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 to be driven out, [ἐκ τῆς ἀκροπόλιος] Refs 5th c.BC+; to be banished, ἐ. ἐκ τῆς πατρίδος Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπό τινος by a person, ἐκ Πελοποννήσου ὑπὸ Μήδων Refs 5th c.BC+
4 of limbs, to be dislocated, Refs 5th c.BC+; of flesh, mortify and separate itself, Refs; so ἐ. ὀδόντες, πτερά, Refs 4th c.BC+; of atoms, ἐκπεσοῦσαι κατέψυξαν Refs 4th c.BC+
5 go forth, sally out, Refs 5th c.BC+; of rays, issue forth, Refs 2nd c.AD+
6 come out, of votes, Refs 5th c.BC+; turn out, happen, Refs 2nd c.AD+
7 escape, Refs 5th c.BC+
8 of oracles, issue, χρησμὸς ἐκπίπτει Refs 1st c.AD+; to be published, become known, εἰς ἀνθρώπους ἀπαιδεύτους Refs 5th c.BC+
9 depart, ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+
9.b digress, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ἐ. τῆς διανοίας miss the sense, Refs 6th c.AD+; fall outside of a class, Refs 3rd c.AD+
10 of things, escape one unawares, φασὶν ἐκπεσεῖν αὐτούς Refs 4th c.BC+; of reason, fail, be lacking, Refs 4th c.BC+
11 degenerate, εἰς ἀλλότριον ἦθος Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς τὴν Φρυγιστὶ ἁρμονίαν slip into.., Refs 4th c.BC+: absolutely, come to naught, NT; to be dilapidated, Refs
12 of actors or dramatic pieces, to be hissed off the stage, Refs 4th c.BC+: so of orators, Refs 5th c.BC+
13 ἐ. ἑαυτοῦ lose one's self-control, Refs 2nd c.AD+; ἐ. σκοποῦ miss the mark, Refs
14 of things, arise from, ἔκ τινος Refs 2nd c.AD+
15 of money, cease to be current, Refs 3rd c.BC+
16 run to excess, δι᾽ ἀοριστίαν Refs 4th c.BC+
16.b Geometry texts, as passive of ἐκβάλλω, to be produced, Refs 3rd c.BC+
17 die, χθὼν ἐκπιπτόντων Refs (unless, = rubbish heap).
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| ekpiptataἐξέπεσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | falls | 2× |
| ekpiptavaἐξεπέσατε | happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural | fallen away | 1× |
| ekpiptalaἐξέπεσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | fell off | 1× |
| ekpiptatēἐκπέπτωκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | failed | 1× |
| ekpiptaneiaἐκπέσωμεν | happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural | run aground | 1× |
| ekpiptaveiaἐκπέσητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | fall from | 1× |
| ekpiptaleiaἐκπέσωσιν | happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural | run aground | 1× |
| ekpiptaraἐκπεσεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | fall away | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpiptamō | ekpiptame | ekpiptami | ekpiptama | ekpiptamē | ekpiptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpiptasō | ekpiptase | ekpiptasi | ekpiptasa | ekpiptasē | ekpiptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpiptatō | ekpiptate | ekpiptati | ekpiptata2×ἐξέπεσεν | ekpiptatē1×ἐκπέπτωκεν | ekpiptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | ekpiptanō | ekpiptane | ekpiptani | ekpiptana | ekpiptanē | ekpiptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpiptavō | ekpiptave | ekpiptavi | ekpiptava1×ἐξεπέσατε | ekpiptavē | ekpiptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpiptalō | ekpiptale | ekpiptali | ekpiptala1×ἐξέπεσαν | ekpiptalē | ekpiptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpiptameiō | ekpiptameia | ekpiptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpiptaseiō | ekpiptaseia | ekpiptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpiptateiō | ekpiptateia | ekpiptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | ekpiptaneiō | ekpiptaneia1×ἐκπέσωμεν | ekpiptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpiptaveiō | ekpiptaveia1×ἐκπέσητε | ekpiptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpiptaleiō | ekpiptaleia1×ἐκπέσωσιν | ekpiptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | ekpiptasōr | ekpiptasar | ekpiptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpiptatōr | ekpiptatar | ekpiptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpiptavōr | ekpiptavar | ekpiptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpiptalōr | ekpiptalar | ekpiptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | ekpiptamoiō | ekpiptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | ekpiptasoiō | ekpiptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | ekpiptatoiō | ekpiptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | ekpiptanoiō | ekpiptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | ekpiptavoiō | ekpiptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | ekpiptaloiō | ekpiptaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekpiptarō | ekpiptari | ekpiptara2×ἐκπεσεῖν | ekpiptarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | ekpiptarōntos | ekpiptarintos | ekpiptarantos | ekpiptarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
ekpipt is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
ekpiptata“falls”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
James 1:11… ton chorton, kai tem anthem autou ekpiptata kai tas euprepeias teu prosōpeu auteu …… and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So …
1 Peter 1:24“falls”… xēranita tos chortos, kai tem anthem ekpiptata;… the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
ekpiptava“fallen away”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Galatians 5:4… hotinois en nomo dikaiovō, tau charitau ekpiptava.… been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
ekpiptala“fell off”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 12:7… auton legarōntos; Anastēasar en tache; kai ekpiptala autou tais halusiais ek taiu cheiraiu.… Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
ekpiptatē“failed”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 9:6Ouk hoiem de hoti ekpiptatē tos logos tou theou. ouk gar …… not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended …
ekpiptaneia“run aground”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Acts 27:29… tē mē pou kata trachuoin topoin ekpiptaneia ek prumnau riptarantois ankurain tessares euchole …Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four …
ekpiptaveia“fall from”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
2 Peter 3:17… mē ta toiu athesmoiu plana sunapagirantois ekpiptaveia tou idiou stērigmou,… the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
ekpiptaleia“run aground”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×
Acts 27:17… foborōntois tē mē eis tan Surtian ekpiptaleia, chalarantois tem skevem, houtōs ferole.… ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they …
ekpiptara“fall away”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
Acts 27:26eis nēsan de tinan datō nin ekpiptara.However, we must run aground on some island.”
Acts 27:32“fall away”… schoinieim tau skafau kai easala autan ekpiptara.… cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.