προσπίπτω
prospiptō
“to fall/beat”
Definition
to fall towards, i.e. (gently) prostrate oneself (in supplication or homage), or (violently) to rush upon (in storm)
from G4314 (πρός) and G4098 (πίπτω);
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Occurrences
προσπίπτω appears 8 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
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