Vocabulary Form
πίπτω
Definition

I fall

Erasmian
Modern
Root
πετ
Frequency
90
GK
4406
Forms
(ἔπιπτον), πεσοῦμαι, ἔπεσον or ἔπεσα, πέπτωκα, -, -
Notes

The verbal root loses its stem vowel ε in the present and the stem is reduplicated, even though it is not a μι verb (*πετ → πτ → πιπτω → πίπτω). The τ drops out before the σ in the future and aorist but remains in the perfect active. Has both a second and a first aorist.

Biblical Concordance

Revelation 9:1 The fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen (peptōkota | πεπτωκότα | perf act ptcp acc sg masc) from the sky to the earth; and he was given the key to the shaft of the abyss.
Revelation 11:13 And at that very hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell (epesen | ἔπεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg). Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Revelation 11:16 Then the twenty-four elders who were seated on their thrones before God fell (epesan | ἔπεσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) on their faces and worshiped God,
Revelation 14:8 Then another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen (epesen | ἔπεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg), fallen (epesen | ἔπεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) is Babylon the great! — she who has made all nations drink of the wine of her passionate immorality.”
Revelation 16:19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell (epesan | ἔπεσαν | aor act ind 3 pl). So Babylon the great was remembered before God and was given the cup filled with the wine of his fierce anger.
Revelation 17:10 five have fallen (epesan | ἔπεσαν | aor act ind 3 pl), one is, the other has not yet come; and when he does come, he must remain for only a brief time.
Revelation 18:2 And he called out with a powerful voice, saying, “Fallen (epesen | ἔπεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg), fallen (epesen | ἔπεσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
Revelation 19:4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell (epesan | ἔπεσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) down (epesan | ἔπεσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”
Revelation 19:10 Then I fell (epesa | ἔπεσα | aor act ind 1 sg) down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
Revelation 22:8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down (epesa | ἔπεσα | aor act ind 1 sg) to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.