ἐμπίπτω
empiptō · fall into
Greek word · Strong’s number G1706 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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empiptō (ἐμπίπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fall into”.
Fall among.
How to say it
em·pip·tō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Drop into a pit, into someone's hands, or into a trap.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- fall ×5
- falls ×1
- one who fell ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 12:11
But he said to them, “What man will there be among you who has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out?
- Luke 6:39
And he also told them a parable: “A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?
- Luke 10:36
Which of these three seems to you to have become a neighbor to the one who fell among the bandits?”
- 1 Timothy 3:6
not a new convert, so that he may not become conceited and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
- 1 Timothy 3:7
He must also have a good testimony from those outside, so that he may not fall into disgrace and the snare of the devil.
- 1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- Hebrews 10:31
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.