Word Study · Strong's G4098 · Greek
G4098
G4098
“to fall (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to fall (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
fail, fall (down), light on.
- 90occurrencesin the New Testament
- 10 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 34inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 90 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 34
- ἔπεσεν26
- πεσὼν12
- ἔπεσαν10
- ἔπεσα3
- πεσοῦνται3
- ἔπεσεν·2
- πέσετε2
- πέσῃ2
- πέσῃ,2
- πίπτει2
- πίπτει.2
- πιπτόντων2
and 22 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 40
- fell21
- having fallen11
- falling3
- falls.3
- fell down3
- I fell3
- will fall3
- do fall2
- Fallen2
- Fallen is2
- having fallen down2
- Having fallen down2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 22
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular29
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular13
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural12
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular5
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular5
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singular4
- verb · future deponent, statement · 3rd person plural4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural2
- verb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-2AAI-3S · 29
- V-2AAP-NSM · 13
- V-2AAI-3P · 12
- V-2AAS-3S · 5
- V-PAI-3S · 5
- V-2AAI-1S · 4
- V-FNI-3P · 4
- V-2AAM-2P · 2
- V-FDI-3S · 2
- V-PAP-GPN · 2
- V-2AAN · 1
- V-2AAP-APM · 1
All 90, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew19 occurrences
- Matthew 2:11πεσόντεςpesontesverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralOn coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.here: having fallen down
- Matthew 4:9πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”here: falling down
- Matthew 7:25ἔπεσεν·epesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThe rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.here: it fell;
- Matthew 7:27ἔπεσεν·epesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThe rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”here: it fell;
- Matthew 10:29πεσεῖταιpeseitaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singularAre not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.here: will fall
- Matthew 13:4ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.here: fell
- Matthew 13:5ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularSome fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.here: fell
- Matthew 13:7ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.here: fell
- Matthew 13:8ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularStill other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.here: fell
- Matthew 15:14πεσοῦνται.pesountaiverb · future deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralDisregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”here: will fall.
- Matthew 15:27πιπτόντωνpiptontōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”here: falling
- Matthew 17:6ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralWhen the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.here: fell
- Matthew 17:15πίπτειpipteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.here: he falls
- Matthew 18:26Πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’here: Having fallen down
- Matthew 18:29πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’here: Having fallen down
- Matthew 21:44πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularHe who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”here: having fallen
- Matthew 21:44πέσῃ,pesēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularHe who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”here: it may fall,
- Matthew 24:29πεσοῦνταιpesountaiverb · future deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralImmediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’here: will fall
- Matthew 26:39ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularGoing a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”here: He fell
Mark8 occurrences
- Mark 4:4ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.here: fell
- Mark 4:5ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularSome fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.here: fell
- Mark 4:7ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.here: fell
- Mark 4:8ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularStill other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”here: fell
- Mark 5:22πίπτειpipteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularA synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feethere: he falls
- Mark 9:20πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo they brought him, and seeing Jesus, the spirit immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.here: having fallen
- Mark 13:25πίπτοντες,piptontesverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralthe stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’here: falling,
- Mark 14:35ἔπιπτενepiptenverb · imperfect active, statement · 3rd person singularGoing a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.here: He was falling
Luke17 occurrences
- Luke 5:12πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhile Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”here: having fallen
- Luke 8:5ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.here: fell
- Luke 8:7ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularOther seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.here: fell
- Luke 8:8ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularStill other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”here: fell
- Luke 8:14πεσόν,pesonverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · neuter singularThe seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.here: having fallen,
- Luke 8:41πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularJust then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,here: having fallen
- Luke 10:18πεσόντα.pesontaverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularSo He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.here: having fallen.
- Luke 11:17πίπτει.pipteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularKnowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.here: falls.
- Luke 13:4ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularOr those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?here: fell
- Luke 14:5πεσεῖται,peseitaiverb · future middle deponent, statement · 3rd person singularAnd He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”here: will collapse,
- Luke 16:17πεσεῖν.¶peseinverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.here: to fail.
- Luke 16:21πιπτόντωνpiptontōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraland longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.here: falling
- Luke 17:16ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularHe fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.here: he fell
- Luke 20:18πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularEveryone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”here: falling
- Luke 20:18πέσῃ,pesēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularEveryone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”here: it may fall,
- Luke 21:24πεσοῦνταιpesountaiverb · future deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralThey will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.here: they will fall
- Luke 23:30πέσετεpeseteverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person pluralAt that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’here: do fall
John3 occurrences
- John 11:32ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularWhen Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”here: she fell
- John 12:24πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularTruly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.here: having fallen
- John 18:6ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralWhen Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.here: fell
Acts9 occurrences
- Acts 1:26ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThen they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.here: fell
- Acts 5:5πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularOn hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.here: having fallen down
- Acts 5:10ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAt that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.here: She fell down
- Acts 9:4πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularHe fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”here: having fallen
- Acts 10:25πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAs Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.here: having fallen
- Acts 13:11ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularNow look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.here: descended
- Acts 15:16πεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuianverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singular‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,here: having fallen
- Acts 20:9ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.here: he fell
- Acts 22:7ἔπεσάepesaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularI fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’here: I fell
Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 11:11πέσωσιν;pesōsinverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluralI ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.here: they may fall?
- Romans 11:22πεσόνταςpesontasverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine pluralTake notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.here: having fallen
- Romans 14:4πίπτει.pipteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularWho are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.here: falls.
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 10:8ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralWe should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.here: fell
- 1 Corinthians 10:12πέσῃ.pesēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularSo the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.here: he may fall.
- 1 Corinthians 13:8πίπτει.¶pipteiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularLove never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.here: falls.
- 1 Corinthians 14:25πεσὼνpesōnverb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularand the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”here: having fallen
Hebrews3 occurrences
- Hebrews 3:17ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?here: fell
- Hebrews 4:11πέσῃpesēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularLet us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.here: may fall
- Hebrews 11:30ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralBy faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.here: fell
Revelation23 occurrences
- Revelation 1:17ἔπεσαepesaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularWhen I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,here: I fell
- Revelation 2:5πέπτωκας,peptōkasverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 2nd person singularTherefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.here: you have fallen,
- Revelation 4:10πεσοῦνταιpesountaiverb · future deponent, statement · 3rd person pluralthe twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:here: will fall
- Revelation 5:8ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralWhen He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.here: fell down
- Revelation 5:14ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAnd the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.here: fell down
- Revelation 6:13ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluraland the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.here: fell
- Revelation 6:16πέσετεpeseteverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person pluralAnd they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.here: do fall
- Revelation 7:11ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAnd all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,here: they fell
- Revelation 7:16πέσῃpesēverb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’here: may fall
- Revelation 8:10ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThen the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.here: fell
- Revelation 8:10ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThen the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.here: it fell
- Revelation 9:1πεπτωκόταpeptōkotaverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.here: having fallen
- Revelation 11:13ἔπεσεν,epesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.here: fell,
- Revelation 11:16ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAnd the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,here: fell
- Revelation 14:8ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThen a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”here: Fallen
- Revelation 14:8ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularThen a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”here: Fallen is
- Revelation 16:19ἔπεσαν.epesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralThe great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.here: fell.
- Revelation 17:10ἔπεσαν,epesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralThere are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.here: are fallen,
- Revelation 18:2ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.here: Fallen
- Revelation 18:2ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.here: Fallen is
- Revelation 19:4ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralAnd the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”here: fell down
- Revelation 19:10ἔπεσαepesaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularSo I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”here: I fell
- Revelation 22:8ἔπεσαepesaverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 1st person singularAnd I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.here: I fell down