Strong's Lexicon
G4363 — προσπίπτω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4363 |
|---|---|
| Word: | προσπίπτω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4314 and G4098 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | prospipto |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pros-pip'-to |
| Meaning: | 1. to fall towards 2. (gently) prostrate oneself (in supplication or homage) 3. (violently) to rush upon (in storm) |
| KJV Renderings: | beat upon, fall (down) at (before) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
προσπαίω (for the more common προσπταίω): 1 aorist προσεπαισα; to beat against, strike upon: intransitive προσεπαισαν τῇ οἰκία, Mat 7:25 Lachmann; but cf. Buttmann, 40 (34) n. (Schol. ad Aeschylus Prom. 885; (Sophocles fragment 310 variant); Byzantine writings.)
STRONGS NT 4363: προσπίπτωπροσπίπτω: imperfect προσέπιπτον; 2 aor, 3 person singular προσέπεσε, 3 person plural (Mat 7:25) προσέπεσον R G. προσέπεσαν T Tr WH (see πίπτω, at the beginning), participle feminine προσπεσοῦσα; from Homer down; properly, to fall toward, fall upon (πρός, IV. 1) i. e.
1. to fall forward, to fall down, prostrate oneself before, in homage or supplication: with the dative of a person, at one’s feet, Mar 3:11; Mar 5:33; Luk 8:28; Luk 8:47; Act 16:29 (Psa 94:6 (); Polybius, Plutarch, others); τοῖς γόνασι τίνος, Luk 5:8 (Euripides, Or. 1332; Plutarch); πρός τούς πόδας τίνος, Mar 7:25.
2. to rush upon, beat against: τῇ οἰκία (of winds beating against a house), Mat 7:25 (not Lachmann; cf. προσπαίω).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
προσπίπτω (beat upon)
Matthew 7:25
- KJV: And the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew and beat upon that house and it fell not for it was founded upon a rock
- GK: και κατέβη η βροχή και ήλθον οι ποταμοί και έπνευσαν οι άνεμοι και προσέπεσον τη οικία εκείνη και ουκ έπεσε τεθεμελίωτο γαρ επί την πέτραν
Mark 3:11
- KJV: And unclean spirits when they saw him fell down before him and cried saying Thou art the Son of God
- GK: και τα πνεύματα τα ακάθαρτα όταν αυτόν εθεώρει προσέπιπτεν αυτώ και έκραζε λέγοντα ότι συ ει ο υιός του θεού
Mark 5:33
- KJV: But the woman fearing and trembling knowing what was done in her came and fell down before him and told him all the truth
- GK: η δε γυνή φοβηθείσα και τρέμουσα ειδυία ο γέγονεν επ΄ αυτή ήλθε και προσέπεσεν αυτώ και είπεν αυτώ πάσαν την αλήθειαν
Mark 7:25
- KJV: For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell at his feet
- GK: ακούσασα γαρ γυνή περί αυτού ης είχε το θυγάτριον αυτής πνεύμα ακάθαρτον ελθούσα προσέπεσε προς τους πόδας αυτού
Luke 5:8
- KJV: When Simon Peter saw he fell down at Jesus’ knees saying Depart from me for I am a sinful man O Lord
- GK: ιδών δε Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσε τοις γόνασι του Ιησού λέγων έξελθε απ΄ εμού ότι ανήρ αμαρτωλός ειμι κύριε
Luke 8:28
- KJV: When he saw Jesus he cried out and fell down before him and with a loud voice said What have I to do with thee Jesus Son of God most high I beseech thee torment me not
- GK: ιδών δε τον Ιησούν και ανακράξας προσέπεσεν αυτώ και φωνή μεγάλη είπε τι εμοί και σοι Ιησού υιέ του θεού του υψίστου δέομαί σου μη με βασανίσης
Luke 8:47
- KJV: And when the woman saw that she was not hid she came trembling and falling down before him she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him and how she was healed immediately
- GK: ιδούσα δε η γυνή ότι ουκ έλαθε τρέμουσα ήλθε και προσπεσούσα αυτώ δι΄ ην αιτίαν ήψατο αυτού απήγγειλεν αυτώ ενώπιον παντός του λαού και ως ιάθη παραχρήμα
Acts 16:29
- KJV: Then he called for a light and sprang in and came trembling and fell down before Paul and Silas
- GK: αιτήσας δε φώτα εισεπήδησε και έντρομος γενόμενος προσέπεσε τω Παύλω και τω Σίλα
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