What does προσπίπτω (prospíptō) mean in the Bible?
προσπίπτω (prospíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall/beat".
Greek · G4363
προσπίπτω
To fall/beat
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προσπίπτω G4363
Pronunciation prospíptō
What does προσπίπτω (prospíptō) mean in the Bible?
προσπίπτω (prospíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall/beat".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4363?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fell down before (2), [and] fell (1), [and] fell down before (1), beat against (1), fell (1).
Where does προσπίπτω (prospíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Mark (3), Acts (1), Matthew (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 down before 2× Mark 5:33, Luke 8:47
[and] fell 1× Mark 7:25
[and] fell down before 1× Luke 8:28
beat against 1× Matthew 7:25
fell 1× Acts 16:29
he fell at 1× Luke 5:8
they fell down before 1× Mark 3:11
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:25 προσέπεσαν to beat against Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 3:11 προσέπιπτον to they fell down before Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 5:33 προσέπεσεν to fell down before Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Mark 7:25 προσέπεσεν to [and] fell Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 5:8 προσέπεσεν to he fell at Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 8:28 προσέπεσεν to [and] fell down before Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 8:47 προσπεσοῦσα to fell down before Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular Acts 16:29 προσέπεσεν to fell Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:25
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 3 Luke 3 Acts 1
Source forms
προσέπεσεν 5x prosepesen Mark 5:33, Mark 7:25, Luke 5:8, Luke 8:28
προσέπεσαν 1x prosepesan Matthew 7:25
προσέπιπτον 1x prosepipton Mark 3:11
προσπεσοῦσα 1x prospesousa Luke 8:47
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 5x Mark 5:33, Mark 7:25, Luke 5:8, Luke 8:28
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 7:25
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 8:47
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 3:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to fall/beat
Strong's G4363
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 2 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to fall/beat
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:25 Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
προσέπεσον prosepeson
I fall down before, beat against
Read verse Mark 3:11 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
προσέπιπτεν prosepipten
I fall down before, beat against
Read verse Mark 5:33 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προσέπεσεν prosepesen
I fall down before, beat against
Read verse Mark 7:25 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προσέπεσε prosepesen
I fall down before, beat against
Read verse Luke 5:8 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προσέπεσε prosepesen
I fall down before, beat against
Read verse Luke 8:28 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προσέπεσεν prosepesen
I fall down before, beat against
Read verse Luke 8:47 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
προσπεσοῦσα prospesousa
I fall down before, beat against
Read verse Acts 16:29 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
προσέπεσε prosepesen
I fall down before, beat against
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 2 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Imperfect 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 7×
Aorist Active Mark 5:33 · Mark 7:25 · Luke 5:8 · Luke 8:28 · Acts 16:29 · Matt 7:25 6×
Imperfect Active Mark 3:11 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Luke 8:47 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 7 imperfect 1
Voice
active 8
Mood
indicative 7 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:25 προσέπεσαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:11 προσέπιπτον imperfect active indicative background Mark 5:33 προσέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:25 προσέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 5:8 προσέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:28 προσέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:47 προσπεσοῦσα aorist active participle participle Acts 16:29 προσέπεσεν 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
προσπίπτω 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