ἐπιπίπτω epipiptō · G1968

to fall/press upon

ἐπι-πίπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ; ] ; to fall upon (Field, Notes, 25): with dative of person(s), Mrk.3:10 (see Swete, in l), Act.20:10; before ἐπὶ τ. τράχηλον (as Gen.46:29, Tob.11:8, 3Ma.5:49, al.), Luk.15:20, Act.20:37. Metaphorical, φόβος, Luk.1:12, Act.19:17, Rev.11:11; ὀνειδισμοί, Rom.15:3 (LXX); of the Holy Spirit: before ἐπί, with dative, Act.8:16; ἐπί, with accusative, Act.10:44 11:15; absol., Act.23:7.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐπιπίπτω, ; fall upon or over, ἐπέπιπτον ἀλλήλοις []; 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 []; ἀφυλάκτῳ αὐτῷ ἐ. []; also ἐς τοὺς Ἕλληνας, variant for{ἐσ-}, []; of storms, τοῖσι βαρβάροισι ὁ βορῆς ἐπέπεσε[]; of winds meeting one another, []; of diseases, []; so of grief, misfortunes, etc., οὐχὶ σοὶ μόνᾳ ἐπέπεσον λῦπαι 5th c.BC: …

Where it's used 11 times

Mark 3:10 · Luke 1:12 · Luke 15:20 · Acts 8:16 · Acts 10:44 · Acts 11:15 · Acts 19:17 · Acts 20:10 · Acts 20:37 · Romans 15:3 · Revelation 11:11

Source: TBESG G1968; TFLSJ G1968

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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