Lexical Definition

‎πίπτω‎ píptō (pip'-to) to collapse ^G:V
probably akin to ‎πέτομαι‎ through the idea of alighting

fail, fall (down), light on.

• to fall (literally or figuratively)

Abbott-Smith

πίπτω, [in LXX chiefly for נפל;]
to fall;
1. of descent, to fall, fall down or from: seq. ἐπί, c. acc. loc., Mt 10:29, al.; εἰς, Mt 15:14, al.; ἐς μέσῳ, c. gen., Lk 8:7; παρὰ τ. ὁδόν, Mt 13:4, Mk 4:4, Lk 8:5; seq. ἀπό, Mt 15:27, al.; ἐκ, Mk 13:25, Lk 10:18, Re 8:10 9:1. Metaph.: ὁ ἥλιος, seq. ἐπί, Re 7:16; ἀχλὺς κ. σκότος, Ac 13:11; ὁ κλῆρος, Ac 1:26; ὑπὸ κρίσιν, Ja 5:12.
2. Of prostration,
(a) of persons, to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself: χαμαί, Jo 18:6; seq. ἐπί, c. acc., Mt 17:6, Ac 9:4; id. c. gen., Mk 9:20; πρὸς τ. πόδας, Ac 5:10, Re 1:17; πεσὼν ἐξέψυξε, Ac 5:5; of supplication, homage or worship: πρὸς (παρὰ, ἐπὶ) τ. πὸδας, Mk 5:22, Lk 8:41, Ac 10:25, al.; π. καὶ προσκυνεῖν, Re 5:14 19:4; ptcp. c. προσκυνεῖν, Mt 2:11, al.; ἐνώπιον, Re 4:10 5:8; ἐπὶ πρόσωπον, Mt 26:39, al.;
(b) of things, to fall, fall down: Mt 21:44, Lk 23:30; of falling to ruin and destruction, Mt 7:25, Ac 15:16, He 11:30; ἔπεσε (timeless aorist; M, Pr.,134), Re 18:2. Metaph.: Ro 11:11; πόθεν πέπτωκας, Re 2:5; opp. to ἑστάναι, I Co 10:12; to στήκειν, Ro 14:4; of virtues, I Co 13:8; of precepts, Lk 16:17. (Cf. ἀνα-, ἀντι-, ἀπο-, ἐκ-, ἐπι-, κατα-, παρα-, περι-, προσ-, συν-πίπτω.)

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

πίπτω,

Aeolic dialect πίσσω, accusative to Grammars in Hilgard Exc. ex libris Herodiani p.28 (cf. Hdn.Gr.2.377 note); poetry subjunctive πίπτῃσι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect πῖπτον [Refs 8th c.BC+] (for the quantity of ι[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; Ionic dialect πίπτεσκον (συμ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future πεσοῦμαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect3rd.pers. plural πεσέονται [Refs 8th c.BC+], 3rd.pers. singular πεσέεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἔπεσον, infinitive πεσεῖν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 2nd pers. singular optative πεσοίης [Refs 1st c.AD+]; Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect ἔπετον [Refs 7th c.BC+]; in later writers ἔπεσα, [LXX+5th c.BC+] (προς-): perfect πέπτωκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect participle πεπτεώς, εῶτος (the εω forming one syllable by synizesis), [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also πεπτηώς, ηυῖα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Trag. participle πεπτώς [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Redupl. from πετ-, which appears in Aeolic dialect and Doric dialect aorist ἔ-πετ-ον (see. above), and the poetry form πίτ-ν; cognate with πέτομαι, which see)

__A Radical sense, fall down, and (when intentional) cast oneself down, πρηνέα πεσεῖν, ὕπτιος πέσεν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]. fall in the dust, i.e. to rise no more, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἐν ἀγκοίνῃσί τινος fall into his arms, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν χθονὶ πεπτηώς Simon. [prev. cited] (compare πτήσσω) π. ἐν δεμνίοις [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δεμνίοις π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with a preposition of motion first in [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἔραζε [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__3 with Preps. denoting the point from which one falls, ἀπ᾽ ὤμων χαμαὶ πέσε [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__4 Geometry texts, of perpendiculars or parts of applied figures, π. ἐπί τι fall upon, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; but π. ἐπί τι, ποτί τι, intersect, meet, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. διά τινος pass through, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B Special usages:
__B.I πίπτειν ἔν τισι fall violently upon, attack, ἐνὶ νήεσσι πέσωμεν [Refs 8th c.BC+] tumbling into the ships, [Refs]; ἐν βουσὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι π. [Refs]; ἐπ᾽ ἀλλήλοισι, of combatants, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.I.2 throw oneself down, fall down, πρὸς βρέτη θεῶν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς γόνατα on one's knees, of a wrestler, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II fall in battle, πῖπτε δὲ λαός [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἱ πεπτωκότες the fallen, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.II.2 fall, be ruined, δόμον δοκοῦντα κάρτα νῦν πεπτωκέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀβουλίᾳ, ἐξ ἀβουλίας π., [Refs]; of an army, μεγάλα πεσόντα πρήγματα ὑπὸ ἡσσόνων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a city, π. δορί [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.3 fall, sink, ἄνεμος πέσε the wind fell, [Refs 8th c.BC+], falling on, blowing on one): metaph, πέπτωκεν κομπάσματα [Refs 5th c.BC+] fail in one's hopes, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__B.II.4 fall short, fail, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a playwright, fail, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.III πίπτειν ἔκ τινος fall out of, lose a thing, unintentionally, σοι ἐκ θυμοῦ πεσέειν fall out of, lose thy favour, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἐλπίδων π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of set purpose, ἐξ ἀρκύων π. escape from.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.III.2 reversely, πολλὴν ἐς κακότητα π. [Refs 6th c.BC+]; εἰς ἔρον, ἔριν, ὀργήν, φόβον, ἀνάγκας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐν γυιοπέδαις π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἔχω ποῖ γνώμης πέσω I know not which way to turn, [Refs]
__B.III.3 εἰς ὕπνον π. fall asleep, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply ὕπνῳ, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.III.4 π. εἰς (ἰατρικὴν) χρῆσιν to be applied to (medicinal) use, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__B.III.5 π. ὑπ᾽ αἴσθησιν to be accessible to perception, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__B.IV πίπτειν μετὰ ποσσὶ γυναικός to fall between her feet, i.e. to be born, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__B.V of the dice, τὰ δεσποτῶν εὖ πεσόντα θήσομαι I shall count my master's lucky throws my own, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥσπερ ἐν πτώσει κύβων πρὸς τὰ πεπτωκότα τίθεσθαι τὰ πράγματα according to the throws, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄνασθαι πρὸς τὰ νῦν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς τὸ πῖπτον as matters fall out, [Refs]; of tossing up with oystershells, κἂν μὲν πίπτῃσι τὰ λεύκ᾽ ἐπάνω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of lots, ὁ κλῆρος π. τινί or παρά τινα, [NT+5th c.BC+]
__B.V.2 generally, fall, turn out, εὖ πίπτειν to be lucky, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παρὰ γνώμαν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a battle, καραδοκήσοντα τὴν μάχην τῇ πεσέεται to wait and see how it would fall, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγων κορυφαὶ ἐν ἀλαθείᾳ π. turn out true, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.V.3 fall to one, i.e. to his lot, especially of revenues, accrue, τῷ δήμῳ πρόσοδος ἔπιπτε [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὴν πεπτωκότα (sic) μοι οἰκίαν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ πίπτοντα διάφορα ἐκ τῶν μυστηρίων [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τὸ πεσὸν ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς ἀργύριον [Refs 1st c.BC+]; to be paid, τῶν εἰς Καίσαρα πίπτειν ὀφειλόντων ἐξεταστής [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; π. ἐπὶ τράπεζαν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; μὴ πιπτόντων τῶν τόκων [Refs]; πέπτωκεν ἁλικῆς διά τινος.. [Refs 3rd c.BC+] deficiencies, [Refs]
__B.VI fall, of a date or period of Time, π. κατὰ τὴν ρκθ᾽ Ὀλυμπιάδα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__B.VII fall under, belong to a class, εἰς γένη ταῦτα [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τὴν αὐτὴν ἐπιστήμην[Refs 4th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Lev.9.24 ☩ Acts.1.26}