Ptōsis — G4431

Definition

feminine noun

a crash, i.e. downfall (literally or figuratively)

Usually translated as

fall

Origin

from the alternate of G4098

• píptō (G4098)

Occurrences

Ptōsis occurs 2 times in the King James.

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

• Matthew 7:27 — And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall (πτῶσις) of it.
• Luke 2:34 — And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall (πτῶσιν) and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;