Strong's #4098: piotes (pronounced pee-ot'-ace)
probably akin to 4072 through the idea of alighting; to fall (literally or figuratively):--fail, fall (down), light on.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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piptō / petō
1) to descend from a higher place to a lower
1a) to fall (either from or upon)
1a1) to be thrust down
1b) metaphorically to fall under judgment, came under condemnation
2) to descend from an erect to a prostrate position
2a) to fall down
2a1) to be prostrated, fall prostrate
2a2) of those overcome by terror or astonishment or grief or under the attack of an evil spirit or of falling dead suddenly
2a3) the dismemberment of a corpse by decay
2a4) to prostrate one' s self
2a5) used of suppliants and persons rendering homage or worship to one
2a6) to fall out, fall from, i.e. shall perish or be lost
2a7) to fall down, fall into ruin: of buildings, walls etc.
2b) to be cast down from a state of prosperity
2b1) to fall from a state of uprightness
2b2) to perish, i.e come to an end, disappear, cease
2b2a) of virtues
2b3) to lose authority, no longer have force
2b3a) of sayings, precepts, etc.
2b4) to be removed from power by death
2b5) to fail of participating in, miss a share in
Part of Speech: verb
Relation: a reduplicated and contracted form of peto, (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses), probably akin to G4072 through the idea of alighting
Citing in TDNT: 6:161, 846
Usage:
This word is used 90 times:
Acts 5:10: "Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost:"
Acts 9:4: "And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying"
Acts 10:25: "Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped"
Acts 15:16: "the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins"
Acts 20:9: "he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft,"
Acts 22:7: "And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice"
Acts 27:34: "health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any"
Romans 11:11: "Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their"
Romans 11:22: "severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward"
Romans 14:4: "master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God"
1 Corinthians 10:8: "of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand."
1 Corinthians 10:12: "he standeth take heed lest he fall."
1 Corinthians 14:25: "manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God,"
Hebrews 3:17: "with them that had sinned, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?"
Hebrews 4:11: "rest, lest any man fall after the same example"
Hebrews 11:30: "the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days."
James 5:12: "nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation."
Revelation 1:17: "when I saw him, I fell at his feet as"
Revelation 4:10: "The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat"
Revelation 5:8: "and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb,"
Revelation 5:14: "the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth"
Revelation 6:13: "the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as"
Revelation 6:16: "mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide"
Revelation 7:11: "four beasts, and fell before the throne on"
Revelation 7:16: "neither shall the sun light on them, nor"
Revelation 8:10: "angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven,"
Revelation 8:10: "as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the"
Revelation 9:1: "and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the"
Revelation 11:11: "and great fear fell upon them which saw them."
Revelation 11:13: "tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake"
Revelation 11:16: "before God on their seats, fell upon their"
Revelation 14:8: "angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because"
Revelation 14:8: "saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink"
Revelation 16:19: "cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance"
Revelation 17:10: "seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the"
Revelation 18:2: "saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become"
Revelation 18:2: "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation"
Revelation 19:4: "elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped"
Revelation 19:10: "And I fell at his feet to worship him. And"
Revelation 22:8: "I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet"
