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Greek · G4045, G3027

λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν

To fall upon · a brigand

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περιπίπτω G4045 to fall upon
Pronunciation peripíptō
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λῃστής G3027 a brigand
Pronunciation lēistḗs
Violent robber who takes by force, distinct from κλέπτης (thief) who steals secretly.
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What does λῃσταῖς περιέπεσεν (lēstais periepesen) mean in the Bible?

περιπίπτω · λῃστής is a Greek phrase meaning "fell among robbers".

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Questions this entry answers

What does περιπίπτω · λῃστής mean in the Bible?

περιπίπτω · λῃστής is a Greek phrase meaning "fell among robbers".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4045, G3027?

G4045, G3027 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. fell among robbers

Strong's G4045, G3027
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Word forms 3 forms 3 references

Source Gloss

fell among robbers
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 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Tenses
Aorist
Voices
Active
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 10:30 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 27:41 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Jas 1:2 1×
3 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 subjunctive 1 participle 1
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
active 3
Mood
participle 1 subjunctive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 10:30 περιέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:41 περιπεσόντες aorist active participle participle James 1:2 περιπέσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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