περιπίπτω
peripiptō
“to fall upon”
Definition
to fall into something that is all around, i.e. light among or upon, be surrounded with
from G4012 (περί) and G4098 (πίπτω);
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Occurrences
περιπίπτω appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
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