verb
empiptamō
Strong’sG1706
I fall in, am cast in
stem empipt-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 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.
ἐμ-πίπτω
[in LXX chiefly for נָפַל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1706 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -πεσοῦμαι: aorist ἐνέπεσον, Epic dialect ἔμπεσον (see. below): Lyric poetry aorist ἔμπετες Refs 5th c.BC+:—fall in or on, with dative, τρύφος ἔμπεσε πόντῳ Refs 8th c.BC+; πῦρ ἔμπεσε νηυσίν fire fell upon them,Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐμπέσοι γέ σοι (i.e. ὁ πύργος) Refs 5th c.BC+
b Geometry texts, meet, of a line meeting another, Refs 3rd c.BC+; to be placed, ἐὰν εἰς τὸν κύκλον εὐθεῖα ἐμπέσῃ Refs 3rd c.BC+
c of a dislocated limb, fall into place, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 fall upon, attack, ἐν δ᾽ ἔπεσον προμάχοις Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐμπεσόντες having fallen on them, Refs 5th c.BC+: metaphorically, insult, ἄλλοισι δ᾽ ἐμπίπτων γελᾷ Refs 5th c.BC+; so,
3 of evils, diseases, etc., fall on one, attack, κακὸν ἔμπεσε οἴκῳ Refs 8th c.BC+; ὕπνος ἐ. Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐ. εἰς.., Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b of words, καί μοι ἔπος ἔμπεσε θυμῷ came into my mind, Refs 8th c.BC+; λόγος ἐμπέπτωκεν ἀρτίως ἐμοί came to my ears, Refs 5th c.BC+; κἂν περὶ ἀνδρῶν γ᾽ ἐμπέσῃ λόγος τις a report arose, Refs 5th c.BC+; so τόποι ἐμπίπτοντες available, suitable topics, Refs 1st c.AD+
4 light or fall upon, πρὶν ἁλίῳ γυῖον ἐμπεσεῖν before his body was exposed to the sun, Refs 5th c.BC+; also εἰς τὴν ὄψιν, εἰς τὴν αἴσθησιν, Refs 5th c.BC+
4.b fall into, ἐ. ἐν ἀπορίᾳ Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. εἰς τὰ πεπραγμένα, in speaking, come upon the exploits, Refs
5 τῷ ἀκοντίῳ ἐ. τῷ ὤμῳ throw oneself on the javelin with one's shoulder, i.e. to give all one's force to the throw, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 break in, burst in, στέγῃ Refs 5th c.BC+; intrude, εἰς τὸ ἀρχεῖον Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐμπεσών violently, rashly, Refs 5th c.BC+
7 εἴς τι fall within the province of, Refs 5th c.BC+
7.b of income, εἰς τὸν λόγον τινὸς ἐ. Refs 3rd c.BC+
7.c of suits, come before, εἰς δικαστῶν πλῆθος Refs 4th c.BC+
8 ἐ. εἰς δεσμωτήριον to be thrown into prison, Refs 4th c.BC+(absolutely, get into prison, Refs 5th c.BC+
9 of circumstances, happen, occur, Refs 2nd c.AD+
10 desert, πρός τινα LXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| empiptalōἐμπίπτουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | fall | 1× |
| empipteliἐμπεσοῦνται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | fall | 1× |
| empiptateiaἐμπέσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | fall | 3× |
| empiptaraἐμπεσεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | fall | 1× |
| empiptarantouἐμπεσόντος | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine | fell | 1× |
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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptamō | empiptame | empiptami | empiptama | empiptamē | empiptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | empiptasō | empiptase | empiptasi | empiptasa | empiptasē | empiptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptatō | empiptate | empiptati | empiptata | empiptatē | empiptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | empiptanō | empiptane | empiptani | empiptana | empiptanē | empiptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptavō | empiptave | empiptavi | empiptava | empiptavē | empiptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptalō1×ἐμπίπτουσιν | empiptale | empiptali | empiptala | empiptalē | empiptalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptomō | empiptome | empiptomē | empiptomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | empiptosō | empiptose | empiptosē | empiptoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptotō | empiptote | empiptotē | empiptotelē |
| we 1st person plural | empiptonō | empiptone | empiptonē | empiptonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptovō | empiptove | empiptovē | empiptovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptolō | empiptole | empiptolē | empiptolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptemi | empiptema |
| you 2nd person singular | empiptesi | empiptesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empipteti | empipteta |
| we 1st person plural | empipteni | empiptena |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptevi | empipteva |
| they 3rd person plural | empipteli1×ἐμπεσοῦνται | empiptela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptameiō | empiptameia | empiptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | empiptaseiō | empiptaseia | empiptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptateiō | empiptateia3×ἐμπέσῃ | empiptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | empiptaneiō | empiptaneia | empiptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptaveiō | empiptaveia | empiptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptaleiō | empiptaleia | empiptaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptomeiō | empiptomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | empiptoseiō | empiptoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptoteiō | empiptoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | empiptoneiō | empiptoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptoveiō | empiptoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptoleiō | empiptoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | empipteseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empipteteia |
| we 1st person plural | empipteneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | empipteveia |
| they 3rd person plural | empipteleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | empiptasōr | empiptasar | empiptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptatōr | empiptatar | empiptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptavōr | empiptavar | empiptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptalōr | empiptalar | empiptalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | empiptosōr | empiptosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptotōr | empiptotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptovōr | empiptovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptolōr | empiptolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | empiptesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptevar |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptamoiō | empiptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | empiptasoiō | empiptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptatoiō | empiptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | empiptanoiō | empiptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptavoiō | empiptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptaloiō | empiptaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | empiptosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | empiptonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | empiptoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | empiptemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | empiptesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | empiptetoia |
| we 1st person plural | empiptenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | empiptevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | empipteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | empiptarō | empiptari | empiptara1×ἐμπεσεῖν | empiptarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | empiptorō | empiptorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | empipteri | empiptera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | empiptarōntos | empiptarintos | empiptarantos1× | empiptarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | empiptorōntos | empiptorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | empipterintos | empipterantos |
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
empipt 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.
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
empiptalō“fall”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
1 Timothy 6:9tois de boulorōntois ploutarō empiptalō eis peirasmon kai pagidan kai epithumiain …… who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by …
empipteli“fall”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 6:39… tuflon hodēgarō? ouchi amfoterois eis bothunon empipteli?… blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
empiptateia“fall”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 12:11… hos echati probatem henem, kai ean empiptateia houtem tei sabbatei eis bothunon, ouchi …… you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath …
1 Timothy 3:6… neofuton, hina mē tufirantos eis krimem empiptateia tou diabolou.… or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the …
1 Timothy 3:7… toiu exōthen, hina mē eis oneidismon empiptateia kai pagidan tou diabolou.… outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare …
empiptara“fall”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Hebrews 10:31foberem tem empiptara eis cheirain theou zōarōntou.It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living …
empiptarantou“fell”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Luke 10:36… treis plēsion dokatō si genarē tou empiptarantou eis toin lēstoin?… a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”