What does μέρος · ἐπιπίπτω mean in the Bible?
μέρος · ἐπιπίπτω is a Greek phrase meaning "the portion of the estate/property falling to me".
Greek · G3313, G1968
τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας
A division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application) · to fall/press upon
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μέροςG3313a division or share (literally or figuratively, in a wide application)
Pronunciationméros
Open lexicon entry →ἐπιπίπτωG1968to fall/press upon
Pronunciationepipíptō
Open lexicon entry →What does τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας (to epiballon meros tēs ousias) mean in the Bible?
μέρος · ἐπιπίπτω is a Greek phrase meaning "the portion of the estate/property falling to me".
Full entry for τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας (G3313, G1968) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3313, G1968?
G3313, G1968 is connected to 42 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the portion of the estate/property falling to me
Source Gloss
the portion of the estate/property falling to me
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns5Aligned forms42Case patternAccusative (25)Number patternSingular (31)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterActs 23:6 · Rev 21:82×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterActs 23:9 · Rom 11:25 · Rom 15:15 · Rom 15:24 · 1 Cor 12:27 · 1 Cor 13:9 · 1 Cor 13:10 · 1 Cor 13:12 · 2 Cor 1:14 · 2 Cor 2:5 · Eph 4:1612×
Dative · Singular · Neuter2 Cor 3:10 · 2 Cor 9:3 · Col 2:163×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 24:51 · Luke 11:36 · Luke 12:46 · Luke 15:12 · Luke 24:42 · John 13:8 · John 19:23 · Acts 5:2 · Acts 19:27 · 1 Cor 11:18 · 1 Cor 14:27 · Heb 9:5 · Rev 20:6 · Rev 22:1914×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterMatt 2:22 · Matt 15:21 · Matt 16:13 · Mark 8:10 · John 19:23 · John 21:6 · Acts 2:10 · Acts 19:1 · Acts 20:2 · Eph 4:9 · Rev 16:1911×
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
τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τῆς οὐσίας is from an obsolete root - no further derivation.