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Strong’s G1968 · Greek

ἐπιπίπτω

epipíptō · ep-ee-pip'-to

Origin from ἐπί (G1909) and πίπτω (G4098);

Meaning to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version fall into (on, upon) lie on, press upon.

In 13 verses of the King James Version

  1. Mark 3:10For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
  2. Luke 1:12And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
  3. Luke 15:20And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
  4. John 13:25He then lying on Jesus’ breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it?
  5. Acts 8:16(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
  6. Acts 10:10And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
  7. Acts 10:44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
  8. Acts 11:15And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.
  9. Acts 13:11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
  10. Acts 19:17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
  11. Acts 20:10And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
  12. Acts 20:37And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
  13. Romans 15:3For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.

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