Strong's Greek · G4417

G4417 ptaíō

πταίω

fall, offend, stumble

When ptaíō is spoken over you, Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against Scripture with people you trust, and return to it in a year.

Definition

to trip, i.e. (figuratively) to err, sin, fail (of salvation)

Derivation

a form of G4098 (πίπτω);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

James 3:2

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

James 2:10

Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.

Romans 11:11

I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.

When ptaíō is spoken over you

Words like this one get spoken over people: in a prayer line, in a message from a friend, in a moment nobody planned. The lexicon gives you what ptaíō means. What God is saying to you through it is yours to record and weigh.

Doxa is where you record what was said, in the words it was said in, weigh it against verses like 2 Peter 1:10 with people you trust, and return to it in a year to see what came of it.

How weighing a word works

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).

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