verb
epipiptamō
Strong’sG1968
I fall upon, press upon
stem epipipt-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 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.
ἐπι-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 G1968 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-pip'-to
to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively)
King Jamesfall into (on, upon) lie on, press upon.
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
fall upon or over, ἐπέπιπτον ἀλλήλοις Refs 5th c.BC+
2. of money, accrue, τὸ μέρος ὃ εὑρίσκομες ἐπιπῖπτον ἐπὶ τὸ χρέος τὸ ὀφειλόμενον “SIG” 953.66 (Cnidus, 2nd c.BC).
II. fall upon in hostile sense, attack, assail, τινί 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.105 Refs; ἀφυλάκτῳ αὐτῷ ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+; also ἐς τοὺς Ἕλληνας, variant for{ἐσ-}, Refs 5th c.BC+; of storms, τοῖσι βαρβάροισι ὁ βορῆς ἐπέπεσεRefs 5th c.BC+; of winds meeting one another, Refs; of diseases, Refs 5th c.BC+; so of grief, misfortunes, etc., οὐχὶ σοὶ μόνᾳ ἐπέπεσον λῦπαι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 1043 (Lyric poetry), etc.; ἐπέπεσε πολλὰ καὶ χαλεπὰ κατὰ στάσιν ταῖς πόλεσι 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.82, etc.
II.2. come on after, ἐ. ῥῖγος πυρετῷ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 4.46.
II.3. accumulate, πλήθη σίτου ἐπιπεπτωκέναι “PPetr.” 2p.62 Refs 3rd c.BC+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| epipiptataἐπέπεσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | fell | 7× |
| epipiptalaἐπέπεσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | fallen | 1× |
| epipiptarōἐπιπίπτειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | pressed | 1× |
| epipiptarantoisἐπιπεσόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | fell | 1× |
| epipiptarēntemἐπιπεπτωκός | has happened · subjectperfect active participle direct singular neuter | fallen | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epipiptamō | epipiptame | epipiptami | epipiptama | epipiptamē | epipiptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epipiptasō | epipiptase | epipiptasi | epipiptasa | epipiptasē | epipiptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epipiptatō | epipiptate | epipiptati | epipiptata7×ἐπέπεσεν | epipiptatē | epipiptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epipiptanō | epipiptane | epipiptani | epipiptana | epipiptanē | epipiptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epipiptavō | epipiptave | epipiptavi | epipiptava | epipiptavē | epipiptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epipiptalō | epipiptale | epipiptali | epipiptala1×ἐπέπεσαν | epipiptalē | epipiptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epipiptameiō | epipiptameia | epipiptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epipiptaseiō | epipiptaseia | epipiptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epipiptateiō | epipiptateia | epipiptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epipiptaneiō | epipiptaneia | epipiptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epipiptaveiō | epipiptaveia | epipiptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epipiptaleiō | epipiptaleia | epipiptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epipiptasōr | epipiptasar | epipiptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epipiptatōr | epipiptatar | epipiptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epipiptavōr | epipiptavar | epipiptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epipiptalōr | epipiptalar | epipiptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epipiptamoiō | epipiptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epipiptasoiō | epipiptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epipiptatoiō | epipiptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epipiptanoiō | epipiptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epipiptavoiō | epipiptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epipiptaloiō | epipiptaloia |
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 | epipiptarō1×ἐπιπίπτειν | epipiptari | epipiptara | epipiptarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epipiptarōntos | epipiptarintos | epipiptarantos1× | epipiptarēntos1× |
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
epipipt 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.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
epipiptata“fell”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular7×
Luke 1:12“fell”kai tarassita Zacharios horarantos, kai fobos epipiptata epi auton.When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
Luke 15:20“put”… patros autou kai splanchnizita kai trecharantos epipiptata epi ton trachēlon autou kai katafilata …… got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.
Acts 10:44… lalarōntou tou Petrou teim rēmeim houteim epipiptata tem pneumem tem hagiem epi pantoin …… speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
Acts 11:15en de te archera min lalarō epipiptata tem pneumem tem hagiem epi autoin …… began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had …
Acts 19:17“fell”… Hellēnoi toi katoikarōntoi tan Efesan, kai epipiptata fobos epi pantoin autoin, kai megalunote …… to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the …
Acts 20:10“bent over”katabainarantos de tos Paulos epipiptata auto kai sumperilabarantos legata; Mē thorubovōr, …But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is …
Revelation 11:11… toin podoin autoiu, kai fobos megos epipiptata epi toin theōrarōntoin autoin;… on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
epipiptala“fallen”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 15:3… grafotē; Tois oneidismois toiu oneidizarōntoiu sin epipiptala epi min.… of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
epipiptarō“pressed”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Mark 3:10“pressed”polloin gar therapeuata, hōste epipiptarō auto hina autou hapteleia hosois echale …For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
epipiptarantois“fell”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 20:37“fell”hikanos de klauthmos geneta pantoiu, kai epipiptarantois epi ton trachēlon tou Paulou katafilale …They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
epipiptarēntem“fallen”has happened · subjectperfect active participle direct singular neuter1×
Acts 8:16oudepō gar ate epi oudeno autoiu epipiptarēntem, monem de baptizorēntois huparchale eis tem …… the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had …