What does ἐπιπίπτω (epipíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιπίπτω (epipíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall/press upon".
Greek · G1968
ἐπιπίπτω
To fall/press upon
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ἐπιπίπτω G1968
Pronunciation epipíptō
What does ἐπιπίπτω (epipíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιπίπτω (epipíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall/press upon".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1968?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fell (3), came (1), embraced him (1), fallen (1), gripped (1).
Where does ἐπιπίπτω (epipíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 3:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (6), Luke (2), Mark (1), Revelation (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 fell 3× Acts 10:44, Acts 11:15, Revelation 11:11
came 1× Acts 19:17
embraced him 1× Luke 15:20
fallen 1× Acts 8:16
gripped 1× Luke 1:12
have fallen 1× Romans 15:3
they embraced 1× Acts 20:37
threw [himself] on 1× Acts 20:10
were pressing forward 1× Mark 3:10
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Mark 3:10 ἐπιπίπτειν to were pressing forward Verb - Present Infinitive Active Luke 1:12 ἐπέπεσεν to gripped Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 15:20 ἐπέπεσεν to embraced him Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 8:16 ἐπιπεπτωκός to fallen Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Acts 10:44 ἐπέπεσεν to fell Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 11:15 ἐπέπεσεν to fell Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 19:17 ἐπέπεσεν to came Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 20:10 ἐπέπεσεν to threw [himself] on Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 20:37 ἐπιπεσόντες to they embraced Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Romans 15:3 ἐπέπεσαν to have fallen Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 3:10
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 5
Mark 1 Luke 2 Acts 6 Romans 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
ἐπέπεσεν 7x epepesen Luke 1:12, Luke 15:20, Acts 10:44, Acts 11:15
ἐπέπεσαν 1x epepesan Romans 15:3
ἐπιπεπτωκός 1x epipeptōkos Acts 8:16
ἐπιπεσόντες 1x epipesontes Acts 20:37
ἐπιπίπτειν 1x epipiptein Mark 3:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 7x Luke 1:12, Luke 15:20, Acts 10:44, Acts 11:15
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Romans 15:3
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 20:37
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 8:16
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Mark 3:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to fall/press upon
Strong's G1968
Lexical occurrences 11 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 3 forms 11 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to fall/press upon
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 3:10 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἐπιπίπτειν epipiptein
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Luke 1:12 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσεν epepesen
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Luke 15:20 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσεν epepesen
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse John 13:25 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐπιπεσὼν epipeswn
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Acts 8:16 Verb Perfect Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ἐπιπεπτωκός, epipeptwkov
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Acts 10:10 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσεν epepesen
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Acts 10:44 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσε epepesen
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Acts 11:15 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσε epepesen
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Acts 13:11 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσεν epepesen
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Acts 19:17 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσε epepesen
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Acts 20:10 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσεν epepesen
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Acts 20:37 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιπεσόντες epipesontev
I fall upon, press upon
Read verse Romans 15:3 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
ἐπέπεσον epepeson
I fall upon, press upon
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 3 Aligned forms 11 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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
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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