verb
prospiptamō
Strong’sG4363
I fall down before, beat against
stem prospipt-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 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.
προσ-πίπτω,
[in LXX for נפל, נגע hi., כּרע;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4363 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpros-pip'-to
to fall towards, i.e. (gently) prostrate oneself (in supplication or homage), or (violently) to rush upon (in storm)
King Jamesbeat upon, fall (down) at (before).
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
Doric dialect ποτιπίπτω Refs 4th c.BC+: future -πεσοῦμαιRefs 5th c.BC+, see at {προσπτήσσω}:—fall upon, strike against, ἔς τι variant in Refs 5th c.BC+; τινι Refs 5th c.BC+; fall against, as a mound against a wall, Refs 5th c.BC+; but πρὸς τὸ οὖς προσπίπτων is uncertain reading in Refs 4th c.BC+
2 fall upon, attack, assault, πόλεσιν, ὁπλίταις, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 simply, run to, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 fall upon, embrace, τινι Refs 5th c.BC+ join the party of another, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, fasten on, in argument, τῇ διαφορᾷ Refs 1st c.BC+
5 fall in with, meet with, encounter, μὴ λάθῃ με προσπεσών Refs 5th c.BC+; fall in with, δυστυχεστάτῳ κλήρῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; δήγματι to be bitten, Refs 5th c.BC+: with a preposition, πρὸς τὰς τῶν φυλάκων ψυχάς Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς βράχεα, πρὸς τὰ κοινά, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II of things,
II.1 of events, accidents, etc., come suddenly upon, befall one, τινι Refs 5th c.BC+; αἱ συμφοραὶ προσπίπτουσαι misfortunes by befalling, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἱ π. τύχαι Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ π. ἐπιθυμία Refs 5th c.BC+; πρὸς τὰ προσπίπτοντα according to circumstances, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ π. εἰς τὸν ἀνθρώπινον βίον Refs 4th c.BC+; προσπεσούσης μοι τῆς.. ἐπιστολῆς when the letter came to hand, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.2 of expenses, to be incurred, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 of money, to be paid in to an account, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.4 of rights and duties, etc., pass to, devolve or fall upon, ὅταν λειτουργία προσπέσῃ ἀπολύειν αὐτούς Refs 3rd c.BC+; ὥστε μηδεμίαν ὑποψίαν ἐκείνῳ γε προσπεσεῖν Refs 3rd c.BC+; κληρονομίας -πεσούσης μοι Refs 3rd c.AD+
II.5 come to one's ears, be told as news, εἴ τισιν ἀπιστότερος προσπέπτωκεν ὁ λόγος Refs 4th c.BC+ news came that.., with accusative et infinitive, Refs; προσπέπτωκεν Παῶν ἀναπλεῖν Wilcken Refs 2nd c.BC+; προσπεσόντων τῷ βασιλεῖ περὶ τῶν γεγονότων LXX
II.5.b π. δι᾽ ἑαυτοῦ or αὐτόθεν to be self-evident, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.6 sit or fit closely, of a bandage, προσπεπτωκός, opposed to χαλαρόν, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.7 Geometry texts, meet, πόλος πρὸς ὃν αἱ γραμμαὶ προσπίπτουσιν Refs 4th c.BC+; of lines, to be drawn to meet, πρὸς κύκλον Refs 3rd c.BC+; π. ἐπὶ.. pass through a point, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.8 of the pulse, ={ὑποπίπτω}, Refs 2nd c.AD+; of the womb, ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα π. Refs 5th c.BC+
III fall down at another's feet, prostrate oneself, προσπίπτων προσκυνέει τὸν ἕτερον Refs 5th c.BC+; compare προσπίτνω.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| prospiptaleπροσέπιπτον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | fell down before | 1× |
| prospiptataπροσέπεσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | fell down | 5× |
| prospiptalaπροσέπεσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | beat on | 1× |
| prospiptarantasπροσπεσοῦσα | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine | falling down before | 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, 7 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prospiptamō | prospiptame | prospiptami | prospiptama | prospiptamē | prospiptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | prospiptasō | prospiptase | prospiptasi | prospiptasa | prospiptasē | prospiptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prospiptatō | prospiptate | prospiptati | prospiptata5×προσέπεσεν | prospiptatē | prospiptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | prospiptanō | prospiptane | prospiptani | prospiptana | prospiptanē | prospiptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prospiptavō | prospiptave | prospiptavi | prospiptava | prospiptavē | prospiptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | prospiptalō | prospiptale1×προσέπιπτον | prospiptali | prospiptala1×προσέπεσαν | prospiptalē | prospiptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prospiptameiō | prospiptameia | prospiptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | prospiptaseiō | prospiptaseia | prospiptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prospiptateiō | prospiptateia | prospiptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | prospiptaneiō | prospiptaneia | prospiptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | prospiptaveiō | prospiptaveia | prospiptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | prospiptaleiō | prospiptaleia | prospiptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | prospiptasōr | prospiptasar | prospiptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prospiptatōr | prospiptatar | prospiptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | prospiptavōr | prospiptavar | prospiptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | prospiptalōr | prospiptalar | prospiptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | prospiptamoiō | prospiptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | prospiptasoiō | prospiptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | prospiptatoiō | prospiptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | prospiptanoiō | prospiptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | prospiptavoiō | prospiptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | prospiptaloiō | prospiptaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | prospiptarō | prospiptari | prospiptara | prospiptarē |
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 | prospiptarōntos | prospiptarintos | prospiptarantos1× | prospiptarēntos |
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
prospipt 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.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
prospiptale“fell down before”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 3:11… pneumeim teim akatharteim, hotan auton theōrale, prospiptale auto kai krazale legarōnteim hoti Sis …… the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are …
prospiptata“fell down”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular5×
Mark 5:33… oidarēntas hem genatē auta, erchata kai prospiptata auto kai legata auto pantan tan …… had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she …
Mark 7:25… tem thugatriem autau pneumem akathartem, ercharantas prospiptata pros toin podoin autou;… about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
Luke 5:8“fell down”horarantos de Simōnos Petros prospiptata tei gonuei Iēsu legarōntos; Exerchasar apo …When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord …
Luke 8:28horarantos de ton Iēsun anakrazarantos prospiptata auto kai fōna mega legata; Tinem …… saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice …
Acts 16:29“fell down”… de fōteim eispēdata kai entromos generantos prospiptata to Paulo kai to Silo,Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
prospiptala“beat on”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 7:25“beat on”… potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai prospiptala ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk piptata, …… rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its …
prospiptarantas“falling down before”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 8:47“falling down before”… hoti ouk lathata tremarōntas erchata kai prospiptarantas auto dia han aitian hapteta autou …… woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she …