Greek · G1601 · unreviewed

ἐκπίπτω

To fall out

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ἐκπίπτω G1601

Pronunciation ekpíptō

What does ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō) mean in the Bible?

ἐκπίπτω (ekpíptō) is a Greek word meaning "to fall out". ἐκ-πίπτω [in LXX: Isa.

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Meaning

to fall out

Extended definition

To fall away or lose one's grasp; often used metaphorically for spiritual failure or abandoning faith.

to fall out of, fall from, fall off: before ἐκ τ. χειρῶν, Act.12:7; absol., Act.27:32; of the withering of flowers (as LXX, ll with), Jas.1:11, 1Pe.1:24" (LXX) ; of navigators falling off from a straight course, Act.27:17, 26 27:29 Metaphorical, with genitive of thing(s): Gal.5:4, 2Pe.3:17; absol., fall from its place, fail, perish: Rom.9:6.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Perfect

Voices

Active

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Aorist Active Acts 27:26 · Acts 27:32 2×

Indicative states a fact or reality 5×

Aorist Active Jas 1:11 · 1 Pet 1:24 · Acts 12:7 · Gal 5:4 4×

Perfect Active Rom 9:6 1×

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×

Aorist Active Acts 27:17 · Acts 27:29 · 2 Pet 3:17 3×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 4 resultant 1 subjunctive 3 infinitive 2

Tense

aorist 9 perfect 1

Voice

active 10

Mood

indicative 5 subjunctive 3 infinitive 2

NT Occurrences

Acts 12:7 ἐξέπεσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:17 ἐκπέσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 27:26 ἐκπεσεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 27:29 ἐκπέσωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 27:32 ἐκπεσεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Romans 9:6 ἐκπέπτωκεν perfect active indicative resultant Galatians 5:4 ἐξεπέσατε aorist active indicative completed James 1:11 ἐξέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Peter 1:24 ἐξέπεσεν aorist active indicative completed 2 Peter 3:17 ἐκπέσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Acts 12:7 fell off ekpíptō Indicative · Aorist Active

physical object falling from hands, chains falling away

Acts 27:32 fall off ekpíptō Infinitive · Aorist Active

sailors falling from ship into sea during storm

James 1:11 falls ekpíptō Indicative · Aorist Active

flower withering and falling off, natural decay

Galatians 5:4 fallen away ekpíptō Indicative · Aorist Active

metaphorical falling from grace, loss of spiritual standing

Romans 9:6 fallen to the ground ekpíptō Indicative · Perfect Active

word of God failing or becoming ineffective, metaphorical collapse

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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