Strong's Number G1968

ἐπιπίπτω

epipipto · ep-ee-pip'-to

Transliteration:

epipipto{ep-ee-pip'-to}

Word Origin:

from 1909 and 4098

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

fall 1, fall on 1, press 1, lie 1

Total: 13
Occurs 11 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to fall upon, to rush or press upon
1. to lie upon one
2. to fall into one's embrace
3. to fall back upon
metaph.
1. to fall upon one i.e. to seize, take possession of him
  1. of the Holy Spirit, in his inspiration and impulse
  2. of reproaches cast upon one