King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1706
Transliteration: empiptō
Phonetic Spelling: (em-pip'-to)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to fall into
Meaning: to fall into
ἐμπίπτω (see ἐν, III. 3); future ἐμπεσοῦμαι; 2 aorist ἐνέπεσον; (from Homer down); to fall into: εἰς βόθυνον, Matthew 12:11, and L text T Tr WH in Luke 6:39; εἰς φρέαρ, Luke 14:5 (R G); to fall among robbers, εἰς τούς λῃστάς, Luke 10:36, and in metaphorical phrases, 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:9; εἰς χεῖρας τίνος, into one's power: τοῦ Θεοῦ, to incur divine penalties, Hebrews 10:31, as in 2 Samuel 24:14; 1 Chronicles 21:13; Sir. 2:18.
Word Summary
empiptō: to fall into
Original Word: ἐμπίπτωTransliteration: empiptō
Phonetic Spelling: (em-pip'-to)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to fall into
Meaning: to fall into
Strong's Concordance
fall into. From en and pipto; to fall on, i.e. (literally) to be entrapped by, or (figuratively) be overwhelmed with -- fall among (into).
see GREEK en
see GREEK pipto
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1706: ἐμπίπτωἐμπίπτω (see ἐν, III. 3); future ἐμπεσοῦμαι; 2 aorist ἐνέπεσον; (from Homer down); to fall into: εἰς βόθυνον, Matthew 12:11, and L text T Tr WH in Luke 6:39; εἰς φρέαρ, Luke 14:5 (R G); to fall among robbers, εἰς τούς λῃστάς, Luke 10:36, and in metaphorical phrases, 1 Timothy 3:6; 1 Timothy 6:9; εἰς χεῖρας τίνος, into one's power: τοῦ Θεοῦ, to incur divine penalties, Hebrews 10:31, as in 2 Samuel 24:14; 1 Chronicles 21:13; Sir. 2:18.