GreekG4431Noun (Feminine)
πτῶσις
ptōsis
“fall”
2Occurrences
G4431Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a crash, i.e. downfall (literally or figuratively)
from the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a falling, fall (Plat., Plut.): metaphorically.
LXX: chiefly for נֶגֶף, מַפֶּלֶת, and cogn. forms
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
πτῶσις appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
Luke 2:34BSB
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary:“Behold, this Child is appointed to causethe rise and fall of many in Israel,and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
Matthew 7:27BSB
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
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