Strong's Lexicon
G2177
G2177 — ἐφάλλομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2177 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐφάλλομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G1909 and G242 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | ephallomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ef-al'-lom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to spring upon |
| KJV Renderings: | leap on |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐφάλλομαι; 2 aorist participle ἐφαλόμενος L T Tr WH; (ἐπί and ἅλλομαι, which see); from Homer down; to leap upon, spring upon: ἐπί τινα, Act 19:16 (here R G present participle); (1Sa 10:6; 1Sa 11:6; 1Sa 16:13).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐφάλλομαι (leap on)
Acts 19:16
- KJV: And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them and overcame them and prevailed against them so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded
- GK: και εφαλλόμενος επ΄ αυτούς ο άνθρωπος εν ω ην το πνεύμα το πονηρόν και κατακυριεύσας αυτών ίσχυσε κατ΄ αυτών ώστε γυμνούς και τετραυματισμένους εκφυγείν εκ του οίκου εκείνου