ἐμπίπτωempíptō
to fall on, i.e. (literally) to be entrapped by, or (figuratively) be overwhelmed with
Greek (New Testament) · G1706
Meanings
to fall into: followed by εἰς, Matthew 12:11, Luke 6:39, Luke 10:36; metaphorically, εἰς κρίμα, 1 Timothy 3:6; ὀνειδισμόν 1 Timothy 3:7; πειρασμόν, 1 Timothy 6:9; εἰς χεῖρας θεοῦ (cf. 2 Samuel 24:14, 1 Chronicles 21:13, Sirach 2:18), Hebrews 10:31.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 12:11 And he answered, “If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would.
- Luke 6:39 Then Jesus gave the following illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch?
- Luke 10:36 “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked.
- 1 Timothy 3:6 A church leader must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall.
- 1 Timothy 3:7 Also, people outside the church must speak well of him so that he will not be disgraced and fall into the devil’s trap.
- 1 Timothy 6:9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.