Strong's Lexicon
G4417 — πταίω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4417 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πταίω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | a form of G4098 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | ptaio |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ptai'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to trip 2. (figuratively) to err, sin, fail (of salvation) |
| KJV Renderings: | fall, offend, stumble |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πταίω; future πταίσω; 1 aorist ἐπταισα; (akin to ΠΑΤΩ and πίπτω (cf. Vanicek, p. 466)); from (Pindar), Aeschylus, and Herodotus down;
1. transitive, τινα, to cause one to stumble or fall.
2. intransitive, to stumble: δίς πρός τόν αὐτόν λίθον, Polybius 31, 19, 5. tropically (cf. English trip, stumble)
a. to err, to make a mistake (Plato, Theact c. 15, p. 160 d.); to sin: absolutely Rom 11:11 (ἴδιον ἀνθρώπου φιλεῖν καί τούς πταιοντας, Antoninus 7, 22); πολλά, in many ways, Jas 3:2; ἐν ἑνί (namely, νόμῳ), to stumble in, i. e. sin against, one law, Jas 2:10 (but see εἷς, 2 a. at the end); ἐν λόγῳ (for the (more common) simple dative), to sin in word or speech, Jas 3:2.
b. to fall into misery, become wretched (often so in Greek writings): of the loss of salvation, 2Pe 1:10.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πταίω (fall)
Romans 11:11
- KJV: I say then Have they stumbled that they should fall God forbid but through their fall salvation unto the Gentiles for to provoke them to jealousy
- GK: λέγω ούν μη έπταισαν ίνα πέσωσι μη γένοιτο αλλά τω αυτών παραπτώματι η σωτηρία τοις έθνεσιν εις το παραζηλώσαι αυτούς
James 2:10
- KJV: For whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one he is guilty of all
- GK: όστις γαρ όλον τον νόμον τηρήσει πταίσει δε εν ενί γέγονε πάντων ένοχος
James 3:2
- KJV: For in many things we offend all If any man offend not in word the same a perfect man able also to bridle the whole body
- GK: πολλά γαρ πταίομεν άπαντες ει εν λόγω ου πταίει ούτος τέλειος ανήρ δυνατός χαλιναγωγήσαι και όλον το σώμα
2 Peter 1:10
- KJV: Wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall
- GK: διό μάλλον αδελφοί σπουδάσατε βέβαιαν υμών την κλήσιν και εκλογήν ποιείσθαι ταύτα γαρ ποιούντες ου πταίσητέ ποτε
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