καταπίπτωkatapíptō
to fall down: Acts 28:6; followed by εἰς, Acts 26:14; ἐπί with accusative, Luke 8:6.
Greek (New Testament) · G2667
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Luke 8:6 Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture.
- Acts 26:14 We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.’
- Acts 28:6 The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn’t harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.