καταπίπτω
katapiptō
“to fall down”
Definition
to fall down
from G2596 (κατά) and G4098 (πίπτω);
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Occurrences
καταπίπτω appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
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