What does ἐπιπίπτω · ἐπί · τράχηλος mean in the Bible?
ἐπιπίπτω · ἐπί · τράχηλος is a Greek phrase meaning "fell upon his neck, embraced him".
Greek · G1968, G1909, G5137
ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ
To fall/press upon · upon/to/against · neck
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ἐπιπίπτωG1968to fall/press upon
Pronunciationepipíptō
Open lexicon entry →ἐπίG1909upon/to/against
Pronunciationepí
Open lexicon entry →τράχηλοςG5137neck
Pronunciationtráchēlos
Literally the neck; metaphorically, the body or life exposed to danger or subjection.
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ (epepesen epi ton trachēlon autou) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιπίπτω · ἐπί · τράχηλος is a Greek phrase meaning "fell upon his neck, embraced him".
Full entry for ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ (G1968, G1909, G5137) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1968, G1909, G5137?
G1968, G1909, G5137 is connected to 11 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. fell upon his neck, embraced him
Source Gloss
fell upon his neck, embraced him
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 groups3Aligned forms11TensesAorist, Present, PerfectVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality8×
Aorist ActiveLuke 1:12 · Luke 15:20 · Acts 10:44 · Acts 11:15 · Acts 19:17 · Acts 20:10 · Rev 11:11 · Rom 15:38×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present ActiveMark 3:101×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Perfect ActiveActs 8:161×
Aorist ActiveActs 20:371×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist9present1
Voice
active10
Mood
indicative8participle1infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Mark 3:10ἐπιπίπτεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 1:12ἐπέπεσενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 15:20ἐπέπεσενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 10:44ἐπέπεσεaorist active indicativecompletedActs 11:15ἐπέπεσενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 19:17ἐπέπεσενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 20:10ἐπέπεσενaorist active indicativecompletedActs 20:37ἐπιπεσόντεςaorist active participleparticipleRomans 15:3ἐπέπεσανaorist active indicativecompletedRevelation 11:11ἐπέπεσενaorist active indicativecompleted
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
ἐπέπεσεν ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ is built from these roots: