Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
ekpiptō
Simplified transliteration
ekpipto
Principal Parts
-, ἐξέπεσον ορ ἐξέπεσα, ἐκπέπτωκα, -, -
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
10
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1b(3)
Gloss
to fall off; to fail; to run aground, be dashed to pieces
Definition
to fall off, or from, Acts 12:7; 27:32; met. to fall from, forfeit, lose, Gal. 5:4; 2 Pet. 3:17; to be cast ashore, Acts 27:17, 26, 29; to fall to the ground, be fruitless, ineffectual, Rom. 9:6; to cease, come to an end, Jas. 1:11; 1 Pet. 1:24*
Greek-English Concordance for ἐκπίπτω
| Acts 12:7 |
And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared, and a light shone in the cell. He struck the side of Peter and woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell (exepesan | ἐξέπεσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) off his hands. |
| Acts 27:17 |
After hoisting it up, they passed cables under the ship to hold it together. Then, fearing that they (ekpesōsin | ἐκπέσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) would (ekpesōsin | ἐκπέσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) run (ekpesōsin | ἐκπέσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) aground (ekpesōsin | ἐκπέσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, and thus they let the ship be driven along. |
| Acts 27:26 |
But we must run (ekpesein | ἐκπεσεῖν | aor act inf ) aground on some island.” |
| Acts 27:29 |
Fearing that we (ekpesōmen | ἐκπέσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) might (ekpesōmen | ἐκπέσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) run (ekpesōmen | ἐκπέσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) aground (ekpesōmen | ἐκπέσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) on the rocky coast, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. |
| Acts 27:32 |
Then the soldiers cut the ropes from the dinghy and let it drift (ekpesein | ἐκπεσεῖν | aor act inf ) away. |
| Romans 9:6 |
But it is not as though the word of God had failed (ekpeptōken | ἐκπέπτωκεν | perf act ind 3 sg). For not all who are descended from Israel are actually Israel; |
| Galatians 5:4 |
You have cut yourself off from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by the law; you (exepesate | ἐξεπέσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) have (exepesate | ἐξεπέσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) fallen (exepesate | ἐξεπέσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) away (exepesate | ἐξεπέσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) from grace. |
| James 1:11 |
For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the meadow; its flower falls (exepesen | ἐξέπεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) and its beauty fades. In the same way the rich man will fade away while pursuing his business. |
| 1 Peter 1:24 |
For “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass; the grass dries up and its flower falls (exepesen | ἐξέπεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg); |
| 2 Peter 3:17 |
You therefore, dear friends, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard that you (ekpesēte | ἐκπέσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) are not led astray by the error of these lawless people and fall (ekpesēte | ἐκπέσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) from your stable position. |