προσπίπτω prospiptō · G4363
to fall/beat
προσ-πίπτω; [in LXX for נָפַל, נָגַע hi., כָּרַע ; ] ; 1. to fall upon, strike against: with dative, of wind, Mat.7:25. ; 2. to fall down at one's feet, fall prostrate before: absol., before πρός, Mrk.7:25; with dative of person(s), Mrk.3:11 5:33, Luk.8:28, Act.16:29; τ. γόνασιν, Luk.5:8.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
προσπίπτω, ; Doric dialect ποτιπίπτω []: future -πεσοῦμαι[], see at {προσπτήσσω}:—fall upon, strike against, ἔς τι variant in []; τινι []; fall against, as a mound against a wall, []; but πρὸς τὸ οὖς προσπίπτων is uncertain reading in []; 2 fall upon, attack, assault, πόλεσιν, ὁπλίταις, []; 3 simply, run to, []; 4 fall upon, embrace, τινι [] join the party of another, []; also, fasten on, in argument, τῇ διαφορᾷ []; 5 fall in with, meet with, encounter, μὴ λάθῃ με προσπεσών []; fall in with, …
Where it's used 8 times
Matthew 7:25 · Mark 3:11 · Mark 5:33 · Mark 7:25 · Luke 5:8 · Luke 8:28 · Luke 8:47 · Acts 16:29
Source: TBESG G4363; TFLSJ G4363
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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