- ἐπιπίπτω
- ἐπιπίπτω 2 aor. ἐπέπεσον (-σα v.l. Ro 15:3); pf. ἐπιπέπτωκα (s. πίπτω; Hdt. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; pseudepigr.; Philo, De Jos. 256; Jos., Ant. 6, 23; 8, 377) gener. ‘fall upon’.① to cause pressure by pushing against or falling on, fall on, pressⓐ to fall on, with implication of damage caused fall upon someth. ἐπί τι (X., Oec. 18, 7) of a hailstone on a man’s head Hm 11:20.ⓑ to make contact approach impetuously/eagerly τινί (Syntipas p. 11, 12) ἐπέπεσεν αὐτῷ he threw himself upon him Ac 20:10. ὥστε ἐπιπίπτειν αὐτῷ (w. ἵνα foll.) so that they pressed about him (in order that) Mk 3:10 (cp. Thu. 7, 84, 3 ἀθρόοι ἀναγκαζόμενοι χωρεῖν ἐπέπιπτον ἀλλήλοις; JosAs 27:6 ἐπέπεσαν αὐτοῖς ἄφνω). ἐπί τι (Gen 50:1) ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλόν τινος fall on someone’s neck (=embrace someone) (Gen 45:14 [s. MWilcox, The Semitisms of Ac, ’65, 67]; Tob 11:9, 13) Lk 15:20; Ac 20:37. ἐπιπεσὼν ἐπὶ τὸ στῆθος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ he pressed close to Jesus’ breast J 13:25 v.l.② to happen to, befall, of extraordinary events and misfortunes: come upon ἐπί τινα someone. ὀνειδισμοί reproaches have fallen upon someone Ro 15:3 (Ps 68:10). φόβος ἐ. ἐπί τινα fear came upon someone (Josh 2:9; Jdth 14:3; Job 4:13) Lk 1:12; Ac 19:17, cp. Rv 11:11. φόβ. ἐ. τινί (Da 4:5; Job 13:11.—ἐ. τινί also Memnon [I B.C./I A.D.]: 434 Fgm. 1, 28, 3 Jac.; Synes., Kingship 16 p. 18c δέος ἐπιπεσεῖν ἅπασιν) 1 Cl 12:5. Abs. ἐπέπεσεν στάσις τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων a quarrel broke out betw. the Ph. and S. Ac 23:7 v.l. Of the Holy Spirit: comes upon someone ἐπί τινι 8:16. ἐπί τινα (cp. Ezk 11:5) 8:39 v.l.; 10:44; 11:15; 19:6 D. Of a trance ἔκστασις ἐ. ἐπί τινα (Da 10:7 Theod.) 10:10 v.l.—M-M.
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