Strong's Lexicon
G4431
G4431 — πτῶσις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4431 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πτῶσις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from the alternate of G4098 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | ptosis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pto`-sis |
| Meaning: | 1. a crash, i.e. downfall {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | fall |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πτῶσις, πτώσεως, ἡ (πίπτω, perfect πέπτωκα), a falling, downfall: properly, τῆς οἰκίας, Mat 7:27 (πτωσεις οἴκων, Manetho, 4, 617); tropically, εἰς πτῶσιν πολλῶν (opposed to εἰς ἀνάστασιν), that many may fall and bring upon themselves ruin, i. e. the loss of salvation, utter misery, Luk 2:34, cf. Rom 11:11. (The Sept. chiefly for îÇâÅÌôÈä, plague, defeat.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πτῶσις (fall)
Matthew 7:27
- KJV: And the rain descended and the floods came and the winds blew and beat upon that house and it fell and great was the fall of it
- GK: και κατέβη η βροχή και ήλθον οι ποταμοί και έπνευσαν οι άνεμοι και προσέκοψαν τη οικία εκείνη και έπεσε και ην η πτώσις αυτής μεγάλη
Luke 2:34
- KJV: And Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother Behold this is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel and for a sign which shall be spoken against
- GK: και ευλόγησεν αυτούς Συμεών και είπε προς Μαριάμ την μητέρα αυτού ιδού ούτος κείται εις πτώσιν και ανάστασιν πολλών εν τω Ισραήλ και εις σημείον αντιλεγόμενον