Greek verb · G4098
G4098
of descent, to fall, fall down or from; Of prostration
90 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4098is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 24spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4098
to fall (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: fail, fall (down), light on.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
G4098 is rendered "of descent, to fall, fall down or from; Of prostration". It stands 90 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Twenty-three of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "of descent, to fall, fall down or from".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:11On 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.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-four different ways.
The first use
On 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.
Matthew 2:11πεσόντες
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-three of the word's ninety uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: of descent, to fall, fall down or from, and Of prostration.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| of descent, to fall, fall down or frombefore ἐπί | Tagged as
and 20 more, 73 uses in all | WhereMatthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from… |
| Of prostration__(a) of persons, to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 17:6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 90, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
24 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἔπεσεν29
- πεσὼν13
- ἔπεσαν12
- πέσῃ5
- πεσοῦνται4
- πίπτει4
- ἔπεσα3
- πεσεῖται2
- πέσετε2
- πιπτόντων2
- ἔπεσά1
- ἔπιπτεν1
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular29V-2AAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular13V-2AAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural12V-2AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular5V-2AAS-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular5V-PAI-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular4V-2AAI-1S
- verb · future middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person plural4V-FNI-3P
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural2V-2AAM-2P
- verb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singular2V-FDI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural2V-PAP-GPN
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-2AAN
- verb · aorist active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine plural1V-2AAP-APM
Matthew
nineteen uses
On 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.
- πεσόντεςpesontesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having fallen down
“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: falling down
The 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.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it fell
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it fell
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
- πεσεῖταιpeseitaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will fall
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
- πεσοῦνταιpesountaiverb · future middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will fall
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
- πιπτόντωνpiptontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: falling
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell
“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.
- πίπτειpipteiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he falls
Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
- Πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having fallen down
So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Having fallen down
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
- πέσῃpeseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: it may fall
Immediately 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.’
- πεσοῦνταιpesountaiverb · future middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will fall
Going 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.”
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He fell
Mark
eight uses
And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
- πίπτειpipteiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he falls
So 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.
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
- πίπτοντεςpiptontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: falling
Going a little farther, He fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from Him.
- ἔπιπτενepiptenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was falling
Luke
seventeen uses
While 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.”
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
“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.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Still 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.”
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
The 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.
- πεσόνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: having fallen
Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
- πεσόνταpesontaverb · aorist active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
- πίπτειpipteiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: falls
Or 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?
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
- πεσεῖταιpeseitaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will collapse
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.
- πεσεῖν.¶peseinverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to fail
and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
- πιπτόντωνpiptontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: falling
He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he fell
Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: falling
- πέσῃpeseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: it may fall
They 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.
- πεσοῦνταιpesountaiverb · future middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they will fall
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
- πέσετεpeseteverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do fall
John
three uses
When 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.”
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: she fell
Truly, 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.
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell
Acts
nine uses
Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen down
At 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.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: She fell down
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
Now 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.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: descended
‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
- πεπτωκυῖανpeptokuianverb · perfect active, participle · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: having fallen
And 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.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he fell
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
- ἔπεσάepesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I fell
Romans
three uses
I 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.
- πέσωσινpesosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may fall
Take 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.
- πεσόνταςpesontasverb · aorist active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: having fallen
Who 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.
- πίπτειpipteiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: falls
1 Corinthians
four uses
We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell
So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.
- πέσῃpeseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: he may fall
Love 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.
- πίπτει.¶pipteiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: falls
and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
- πεσὼνpesonverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
Hebrews
three uses
And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
- πέσῃpeseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may fall
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell
James
one use
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
- πέσητε.¶peseteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: you may fall
Revelation
twenty-three uses
When 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,
- ἔπεσαepesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I fell
Therefore, 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.
- πέπτωκαςpeptokasverb · perfect active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you have fallen
the 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:
- πεσοῦνταιpesountaiverb · future middle or passive form, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will fall
When 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.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell down
And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell down
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell
And 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.
- πέσετεpeseteverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do fall
And 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,
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they fell
‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
- πέσῃpeseverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may fall
Then 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.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it fell
Then 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.
- πεπτωκόταpeptokotaverb · perfect active, participle · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: having fallen
And 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.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: fell
And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell
Then 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.”
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Fallen
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Fallen is
The 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.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell
There 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.
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: are fallen
And 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.
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Fallen
- ἔπεσενepesenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: Fallen is
And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!”
- ἔπεσανepesanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: fell down
So 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.”
- ἔπεσαepesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I fell
And 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.
- ἔπεσαepesaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I fell down
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
