Strong's Greek · G4098
πίπτω
píptō
fail, fall (down), light on
Definition
to fall (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
probably akin to G4072 (πέτομαι) through the idea of alighting;
Appears 91 times in Scripture
“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.”
“Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
“The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!””
“Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.””
“Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.”
““All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.””
“And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.”
“On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.”
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.”
“Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).