What does ἐμπίπτω (empíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμπίπτω (empíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall into".
Greek · G1706
ἐμπίπτω
To fall into
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ἐμπίπτω G1706
Pronunciation empíptō
What does ἐμπίπτω (empíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐμπίπτω (empíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall into".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1706?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fall (2), [and] fall (1), falls (1), he will not fall (1), to fall (1).
Where does ἐμπίπτω (empíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:11. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (3), Luke (2), Hebrews (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It fall 2× Luke 6:39, 1 Timothy 6:9
[and] fall 1× 1 Timothy 3:6
falls 1× Matthew 12:11
he will not fall 1× 1 Timothy 3:7
to fall 1× Hebrews 10:31
who fell into the hands 1× Luke 10:36
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:11 ἐμπέσῃ to falls Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 6:39 ἐμπεσοῦνται to fall Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Luke 10:36 ἐμπεσόντος to who fell into the hands Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1 Timothy 3:6 ἐμπέσῃ to [and] fall Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Timothy 3:7 ἐμπέσῃ to he will not fall Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Timothy 6:9 ἐμπίπτουσιν to fall Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Hebrews 10:31 ἐμπεσεῖν to to fall Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:11
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 2 1 Timothy 3 Hebrews 1
Source forms
ἐμπέσῃ 3x empesē Matthew 12:11, 1 Timothy 3:6, 1 Timothy 3:7
ἐμπεσεῖν 1x empesein Hebrews 10:31
ἐμπεσόντος 1x empesontos Luke 10:36
ἐμπεσοῦνται 1x empesountai Luke 6:39
ἐμπίπτουσιν 1x empiptousin 1 Timothy 6:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular 3x Matthew 12:11, 1 Timothy 3:6, 1 Timothy 3:7
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Hebrews 10:31
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Luke 10:36
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural 1x Luke 6:39
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x 1 Timothy 6:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to fall into
Strong's G1706
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 4 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to fall into
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:11 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐμπέσῃ empesh
I fall in, am cast in
Read verse Luke 10:36 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
ἐμπεσόντος empesontov
I fall in, am cast in
Read verse Luke 14:5 Verb Third Person Singular Future Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐμπεσεῖται, empeseitai
I fall in, am cast in
Read verse 1 Timothy 3:6 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐμπέσῃ empesh
I fall in, am cast in
Read verse 1 Timothy 3:7 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἐμπέσῃ empesh
I fall in, am cast in
Read verse 1 Timothy 6:9 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
ἐμπίπτουσιν empiptousin
I fall in, am cast in
Read verse Hebrews 10:31 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐμπεσεῖν empesein
I fall in, am cast in
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Aorist, Future, Present Voices Active, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Aorist Active Matt 12:11 · 1 Tim 3:6 · 1 Tim 3:7 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Middle Luke 6:39 1×
Present Active 1 Tim 6:9 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 10:36 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Heb 10:31 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 1 future 1
Voice
active 6 middle 1
Mood
subjunctive 3 indicative 2 infinitive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:11 ἐμπέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 6:39 ἐμπεσοῦνται future middle indicative prospective Luke 10:36 ἐμπεσόντος aorist active participle participle 1 Timothy 3:6 ἐμπέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 3:7 ἐμπέσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Timothy 6:9 ἐμπίπτουσιν present active indicative ongoing Hebrews 10:31 ἐμπεσεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐμπίπτω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain