ἐφάλλομαιephállomai
to leap upon: followed by ἐπί with acc person Acts 19:16.
Greek (New Testament) · G2177
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- ἅλλομαιhállomai · G242to jump; figuratively, to gush
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- Acts 19:16 Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that they fled from the house, naked and battered.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.