verb
prospiptamō
Greekπροσπίπτω (prospiptō)
Strong’sG4363
I fall down before, beat against
stem prospipt-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| prospiptaratasπροσπεσοῦσα | 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 | prospiptarōtos | prospiptaritos | prospiptaratos1× | prospiptarētos |
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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
prospiptale“fell down before”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 3:11“fell down before”kai teim pneumeim teim akatharteim, hotan auton theōrale, prospiptale auto kai krazale legarōteim hoti Sis asō tos huios tou theou.And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
prospiptata“fell down”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular5×
Mark 5:33“fell down before”tas de gunaikas fobiratas kai tremarōtas, oidarētas hem ginatē auta, erchata kai prospiptata auto kai legata auto pantan tan alētheian.Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
Mark 7:25“fell”alla euthuos akouaratas gunaikas peri autou, hau echate tem thugatriem autau pneumem akathartem, ercharatas prospiptata pros toin podoin autou;Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
Luke 5:8“fell down”horaratos de Simōnos Petros prospiptata tei gonuei Iēsu legarōtos; Exerchasar apo mu, hoti anēros hamartōlos amō, kurior;When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
Luke 8:28“fell down before”horaratos de ton Iēsun anakrazaratos prospiptata auto kai fōna mega legata; Tinem mi kai si, Iēsur huior tou theou tou hupsistou? demō su, mē min basanizaseia;When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
Acts 16:29“fell down”aitaratos de fōteim eispēdata kai entromos gineratos prospiptata to Paulo kai to Silao,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”kai katabainata tas brochas kai erchala tois potamois kai pnala tois anemois kai prospiptala ta oikia ekeina, kai ouk piptata, themeliitelē gar epi tan petran.The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
prospiptaratas“falling down before”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 8:47“falling down before”horaratas de tas gunaikas hoti ouk lanthanata tremarōtas erchata kai prospiptaratas auto dia han aitian hapteta autou apangellata enōpion pantou tou laou kai hōs iita parachrēma.Then the 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 had immediately been healed.