Pipto is a Greek word for fall used in the New Testament. It can mean I fall, I fall under, or I fall prostrate. (biblehub.com) According to Strong’s it occurs 91 times in the New Testament. On Bill Mounce’s website, pipto is defined as to fall, collapse; to bow down; to die. (billmounce.com)
As with many verbs, sometimes a prefix is added to the word that changes it’s meaning slightly. Here are some examples with pipto. The word empipto means I fall in or am cast in. It is found 7 times in the New Testament. A verse would be Hebrews 10:31 NASB: It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
Ekpipto means I fall out, fall away, fade away, or wither. (Strong’s) It occurs 10 times in the New Testament. Acts 12:7 talks about chains falling off of Peter’s wrists. 1 Peter 1:24 talks about a flower falling or fading away. Galatians 5:4 NIV says, “You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.”
Prospipto means I fall down before or I beat against. It is found 8 times in the New Testament. (Strong’s) Matthew 7:25 has “And the rain fell, and floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.” Here prospipto is translated as beat, the winds beat. Fall here is pipto, the house did not fall. Another example is Mark 3:11, which in the NIV is “Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, ‘You are the Son of God.'”
The following occur 1-3 times each:
parapipto: I fall away or back: Hebrews 6:6-if they shall fall away
katapipto: I fall down or fall prostrate: Luke 8:6-seed fell upon rocky ground
peripipto: I fall into the midst of: Luke 10:30-fell among robbers
apopipto: I fall away from or fall off: Acts 9:18: there fell from his eyes
These are referenced from Strong’s Concordance.
Here are verses with pipto:
Matthew 2:11 NASB After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him.
Matthew 4:9 KJV And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Matthew 15:27 ESV She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”
Mark 14:35 NIV Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him.
Luke 5:12 NASB While He was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man covered with leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Luke 10:18 KJV And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Luke 16:17 NASB But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.
John 12:24 ESV Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
John 18:6 NIV When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
Acts 9:4 NASB And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
Romans 11:22 NIV Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.
1 Corinthians 13:8 NASB Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. (A few versions say “Love never ends.”)
Hebrews 3:17 ESV And with who was he provoked for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? (The NIV has perished instead of fell.) (I found it interesting: most versions say bodies, but the KJV comes right out and says carcases. This Greek word kolon occurs once in the New Testament and can be a limb or bodies. From Strong’s)
Hebrews 11:30 KJV By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days.
Revelation 1:17 NASB When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last.
Revelation 2:5 NIV Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Revelation 5:8 ESV And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 6:16 NASB And they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.”
Revelation 18:2 KJV And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
The G/K number for pipto is 4406.
The Strong’s number for pipto is 4098.
