Peripíptō — G4045

Definition

verb

to fall into something that is all around, i.e. light among or upon, be surrounded with

1. to which add

Usually translated as

fall among

Origin

from G4012 and G4098

• perí (G4012)
• píptō (G4098)

Occurrences

Peripíptō occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1), Acts (1), James (1)

• Luke 10:30 — And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among (περιέπεσεν) thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
• Acts 27:41 — And falling (περιπεσόντες) into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
• James 1:2 — My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into (περιπέσητε) divers temptations;