verb
katapiptamō
Greekκαταπίπτω (katapiptō)
Strong’sG2667
I fall down
stem katapipt-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κατα-πίπτω,
[in LXX: Ps 144 (145):14 (נפל), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2667 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| katapiptataκατέπεσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | fell | 1× |
| katapiptarōκαταπίπτειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | fall down | 1× |
| katapiptaratoiuκαταπεσόντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapiptamō | katapiptame | katapiptami | katapiptama | katapiptamē | katapiptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapiptasō | katapiptase | katapiptasi | katapiptasa | katapiptasē | katapiptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapiptatō | katapiptate | katapiptati | katapiptata1×κατέπεσεν | katapiptatē | katapiptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | katapiptanō | katapiptane | katapiptani | katapiptana | katapiptanē | katapiptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapiptavō | katapiptave | katapiptavi | katapiptava | katapiptavē | katapiptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapiptalō | katapiptale | katapiptali | katapiptala | katapiptalē | katapiptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapiptameiō | katapiptameia | katapiptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | katapiptaseiō | katapiptaseia | katapiptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapiptateiō | katapiptateia | katapiptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | katapiptaneiō | katapiptaneia | katapiptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapiptaveiō | katapiptaveia | katapiptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | katapiptaleiō | katapiptaleia | katapiptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | katapiptasōr | katapiptasar | katapiptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapiptatōr | katapiptatar | katapiptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapiptavōr | katapiptavar | katapiptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | katapiptalōr | katapiptalar | katapiptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | katapiptamoiō | katapiptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | katapiptasoiō | katapiptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | katapiptatoiō | katapiptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | katapiptanoiō | katapiptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | katapiptavoiō | katapiptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | katapiptaloiō | katapiptaloia |
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 | katapiptarō1×καταπίπτειν | katapiptari | katapiptara | katapiptarē |
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 | katapiptarōtos | katapiptaritos | katapiptaratos1× | katapiptarētos |
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
katapipt 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
katapiptata“fell”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 8:6“fell”kai heterem katapiptata epi tan petran, kai fuiratem xērainita dia tem mē echarō ikmadan.Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
katapiptarō“fall down”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 28:6“fall down”tois de prosdokale auton mellarō pimprēirō ē katapiptarō afnōs nekron. epi pollem de autoiu prosdokarōtoiu kai theōrarōtoiu mēdenem atopem eis auton ginerōtem, metaballeratois legale auton arō theon.The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
katapiptaratoiu“fallen”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 26:14“fallen”pantoiu tē katapiptaratoiu nu eis tan gēan akouama fōnan legarōtan pros min ta Hebraida dialekta; Saoul Saoul, tinem min diōkasō? sklērem si pros kentreim laktizarō.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’