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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ἐπιπίπτω G1968 to fall/press upon
Pronunciation epipíptō
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ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
Pronunciation epí
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τράχηλος G5137 neck
Pronunciation tráchēlos
Literally the neck; metaphorically, the body or life exposed to danger or subjection.
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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".
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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 groups 3 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Aorist Active Luke 1:12 · Luke 15:20 · Acts 10:44 · Acts 11:15 · Acts 19:17 · Acts 20:10 · Rev 11:11 · Rom 15:3 8×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Mark 3:10 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Perfect Active Acts 8:16 1×
Aorist Active Acts 20:37 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 9 present 1
Voice
active 10
Mood
indicative 8 participle 1 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 3:10 ἐπιπίπτειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 1:12 ἐπέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 15:20 ἐπέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 10:44 ἐπέπεσε aorist active indicative completed Acts 11:15 ἐπέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 19:17 ἐπέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 20:10 ἐπέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 20:37 ἐπιπεσόντες aorist active participle participle Romans 15:3 ἐπέπεσαν aorist active indicative completed Revelation 11:11 ἐπέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed
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:
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