Strong's Greek · G4431

πτῶσις

ptōsis

fall

Definition

a crash, i.e. downfall (literally or figuratively)

Derivation

from the alternate of G4098 (πίπτω);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Matthew 7:27

The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”

Luke 2:34

Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

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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).

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