G1968 · ἐπιπίπτω
epipíptō · fall, fall on
G1968 (epipíptō) is the Greek word ἐπιπίπτω in Strong’s dictionary: to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence. It appears 11 times in 11 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- ἐπιπίπτω (Greek)
- Transliteration
- epipíptō
- Derivation
- from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4098 (πίπτω);
- Definition
- to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively)
- Rendered in the KJV
- fall into (on, upon) lie on, press upon
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
11 occurrences in 11 verses.
How the BSB renders it
- “fell” ×3
- “came” ×1
- “embraced him” ×1
- “fallen” ×1
- “gripped” ×1
- “have fallen” ×1
- “they embraced” ×1
- “threw himself on” ×1
By book
Mark 1 · Luke 2 · Acts 6 · Romans 1 · Revelation 1
Verses
- Mark 3:10
- Luke 1:12
- Luke 15:20
- Acts 8:16
- Acts 10:44
- Acts 11:15
- Acts 19:17
- Acts 20:10
- Acts 20:37
- Romans 15:3
- Revelation 11:11
Related words
Numbers that share a root with G1968.