περιπίπτω peripiptō · G4045

to fall upon

περι-πίπτω ; [in LXX: Rut.2:3, 2Ki.1:6 (קָרָה), Pro.11:5 (נָפַל), Dan LXX 2:9, 2Ma.6:13 2Mac 9:7 2Mac 9:21 2Mac 10:4 * ; ] ; 1. to fall around. ; 2. to fall in with, light upon, come across: with dative, λῃσταῖς, Luk.10:30; πειρασμοῖς, Jas.1:2; before εἰς, Act.27:41.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

περιπίπτω, ; future - πεσοῦμαι []: Epic dialect perfect participle feminine περιπεπτηυῖαι []:—fall around, i.e. so as to embrace, τινι []; 2 fall around, i.e. upon, a weapon, τῷ ξίφει []; 3 [ζῶναι] πόλοις περιπεπτηυῖαι encircling the poles, Eratosth. [prev. cited] ; 4 fall over, ἑκατέρωσε []; II with dative, fall in with, []; frequently of ships meeting at sea, []; π. μουσικῇ τε καὶ ταῖς μέθαις having encountered them in our discussion. []; ἡ ὄψις κάμνουσα ἐν τοῖς μικροῖς τοῖς μεγάλοις ἀσμένως …

Where it's used 3 times

Luke 10:30 · Acts 27:41 · James 1:2

Source: TBESG G4045; TFLSJ G4045

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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