ekpiptō · fall, fail

What it means

ekpiptō (ἐκπίπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fall, fail”.

Fall off, fall from; also fail, come to nothing.

How to say it

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

1. To come loose from where it was and drop to the ground or into the water.
2. For a ship to strike the shore.
3. To be robbed of what one had.
4. For what was said to go unfulfilled.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• fell ×3
• run aground ×3
• fall away ×1
• has failed ×1
• lose ×1
• you have fallen away ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×5
• Romans×1
• Galatians×1
• James×1
• 1 Peter×1
• 2 Peter×1

• Acts 12:7

  And look, an angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell; and striking Peter’s side he woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.

• Acts 27:17

  After hoisting it aboard, they used supports undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear and so were driven along.

• Acts 27:26

  But we must run aground on some island.”

• Acts 27:29

  And fearing that we might run aground somewhere on rocky places, they cast four anchors from the stern and were praying for day to come.

• Acts 27:32

  Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall away.

• Romans 9:6

  But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all those descended from Israel are Israel;

• Galatians 5:4

  You have been cut off from the Messiah, you who are trying to be declared righteous by the law; you have fallen away from grace.

• James 1:11

  For the sun rose with its scorching heat and withered the grass, and its flower fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished; so also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.

• 1 Peter 1:24

  For All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withered, and the flower fell;

• 2 Peter 3:17

  You then, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of the lawless and lose your own firm footing.