What does καταπίπτω (katapíptō) mean in the Bible?
καταπίπτω (katapíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall down".
Greek · G2667
καταπίπτω
To fall down
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καταπίπτω G2667
Pronunciation katapíptō
What does καταπίπτω (katapíptō) mean in the Bible?
καταπίπτω (katapíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall down".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2667?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fell (2), drop (1).
Where does καταπίπτω (katapíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (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 2× Luke 8:6, Acts 26:14
drop 1× Acts 28:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 8:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Luke 1 Acts 2
Source forms
καταπεσόντων 1x katapesontōn Acts 26:14
καταπίπτειν 1x katapiptein Acts 28:6
κατέπεσεν 1x katepesen Luke 8:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 8:6
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Acts 26:14
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 28:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to fall down
Source Gloss
to fall down
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 26:14 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
καταπεσόντων katapesontwn
I fall down
Read verse Acts 28:6 Verb Present Active Infinitive
καταπίπτειν katapiptein
I fall down
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 1 infinitive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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
καταπίπτω 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