Strong's Lexicon
G3895 — παραπίπτω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3895 |
|---|---|
| Word: | παραπίπτω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3844 and G4098 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | parapipto |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | par-ap-ip'-to |
| Meaning: | 1. to fall aside 2. (figuratively) to apostatize |
| KJV Renderings: | fall away |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
παραπίπτω: 2 aorist participle παραπεσων; properly, to fall beside a person or thing; to slip aside; hence, to deviate from the right path, turn aside, wander: τῆς ὁδοῦ, Polybius 3, 54, 5; metaphorically, τῆς ἀληθείας, Polybius 12, 12 (7), 2 ((here Didot edition ἀντέχηται); τοῦ καθηκοντος, 8, 13, 8); equivalent to to err, Polybius 18, 19,6; ἐν τίνι, Xenophon, Hell. 1, 6,4. In the Scriptures, to fall away (from the true faith): from the worship of Jehovah, Eze 14:13; Eze 15:8 (for îÈòÇì); from Christianity, Heb 6:6.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
παραπίπτω (fall away)
Hebrews 6:6
- KJV: If they shall fall away to renew them again unto repentance seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh and put to an open shame
- GK: και παραπεσόντας πάλιν ανακαινίζειν εις μετάνοιαν ανασταυρούντας εαυτοίς τον υιόν του θεού και παραδειγματίζοντας