1706. empiptó
Strong's Lexicon
empiptó: To fall into, to fall upon

Original Word: ἐμπίπτω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: empiptó
Pronunciation: em-pip'-to
Phonetic Spelling: (em-pip'-to)
Definition: To fall into, to fall upon
Meaning: I fall in, am cast in, am involved in.

Word Origin: From the preposition ἐν (en, meaning "in" or "on") and the verb πίπτω (piptó, meaning "to fall").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἐμπίπτω, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words like נָפַל (naphal, Strong's H5307), which means "to fall."

Usage: The verb ἐμπίπτω (empiptó) is used in the New Testament to describe the action of falling into something, whether it be a physical situation, a state of being, or a metaphorical condition. It often conveys the idea of encountering or being overtaken by circumstances, whether positive or negative.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "falling into" something could imply a sudden or unexpected change in circumstances. This could be used in both literal and metaphorical senses, such as falling into a pit or falling into temptation. The New Testament writers, influenced by both Jewish and Hellenistic thought, used this term to describe spiritual and moral conditions as well as physical events.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from en and piptó
Definition
to fall into
NASB Translation
fall (5), falls (1), fell (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1706: ἐμπίπτω

ἐμπίπτω (see ἐν, III. 3); future ἐμπεσοῦμαι; 2 aorist ἐνέπεσον; (from Homer down); to fall into: εἰς βόθυνον, Matthew 12:11, and L text T Tr WH in Luke 6:39; εἰς φρέαρ, Luke 14:5 (R G); to fall among robbers, εἰς τούς λῃστάς, Luke 10:36, and in metaphorical phrases, 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:9; εἰς χεῖρας τίνος, into one's power: τοῦ Θεοῦ, to incur divine penalties, Hebrews 10:31, as in 2 Samuel 24:14; 1 Chronicles 21:13; Sir. 2:18.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fall into.

From en and pipto; to fall on, i.e. (literally) to be entrapped by, or (figuratively) be overwhelmed with -- fall among (into).

see GREEK en

see GREEK pipto

Forms and Transliterations
εμπεπτωκότας εμπεσειν εμπεσείν ἐμπεσεῖν εμπεσείται εμπεση εμπεσή εμπέση ἐμπέσῃ εμπεσοντος εμπεσόντος ἐμπεσόντος εμπεσούμαι εμπεσουνται ἐμπεσοῦνται εμπέσω εμπέσωμεν εμπίπτει εμπιπτουσιν εμπίπτουσιν ἐμπίπτουσιν εμπιστευθήσεσθε εμπιστεύσατε εμπλατύνει εμπλατύνη εμπλάτυνον εμπλατύνω εμπλατύνων εμπλατύνωσι ενέπεσαν ενέπεσεν ενέπεσον ενεπιστεύσατε empese empesē empései empésēi empesein empeseîn empesontos empesóntos empesountai empesoûntai empiptousin empíptousin
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 12:11 V-ASA-3S
GRK: καὶ ἐὰν ἐμπέσῃ τοῦτο τοῖς
NAS: and if it falls into a pit
KJV: if it fall into a pit
INT: and if fall this on the

Luke 6:39 V-FIM-3P
GRK: εἰς βόθυνον ἐμπεσοῦνται
NAS: can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?
INT: into a pit will fall

Luke 10:36 V-APA-GMS
GRK: γεγονέναι τοῦ ἐμπεσόντος εἰς τοὺς
NAS: to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers'
KJV: neighbour unto him that fell among
INT: to have been of the [one] having fallen among the

1 Timothy 3:6 V-ASA-3S
GRK: εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου
NAS: that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation
KJV: being lifted up with pride he fall into
INT: into [the] judgment he might fall of the devil

1 Timothy 3:7 V-ASA-3S
GRK: εἰς ὀνειδισμὸν ἐμπέσῃ καὶ παγίδα
NAS: [the church], so that he will not fall into reproach
KJV: lest he fall into
INT: into insult he might fall and [the] snare

1 Timothy 6:9 V-PIA-3P
GRK: βουλόμενοι πλουτεῖν ἐμπίπτουσιν εἰς πειρασμὸν
NAS: to get rich fall into temptation
KJV: be rich fall into
INT: desiring to be rich fall into temptation

Hebrews 10:31 V-ANA
GRK: φοβερὸν τὸ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας
NAS: It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands
KJV: [It is] a fearful thing to fall into
INT: [It is] a fearful thing to fall into [the] hands

Strong's Greek 1706
7 Occurrences


ἐμπέσῃ — 3 Occ.
ἐμπεσεῖν — 1 Occ.
ἐμπεσόντος — 1 Occ.
ἐμπεσοῦνται — 1 Occ.
ἐμπίπτουσιν — 1 Occ.

















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