Quick Definition
ἐμπίπτω v. I fall in, am cast in
Strong's Definition
from 1722 and 4098; to fall on, i.e. (literally) to be entrapped by, or (figuratively) be overwhelmed with
KJV Usage: fall among (into)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | fut. ἐμπεσοῦμαι · aor. ἐνέπεσον | πίπτω
15.121 · Linear Movement · Fall
to fall in(to) to fall into a particular point or location
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐμ-πίπτω [see ἐν, IIL. 3]; fut. ἐμπεσοῦμαι; 2 aor. ἐνérecov; [fr. Ilom. down]; to fall into: εἰς βόθυνον, Mt. xii. 11, and Ltxt. T Tr WH in Lk. vi. 39; eis φρέαρ, Lk. xiv.5 [RG]; to fall among robbers, eis τοὺς ληστάς, Lk. x. 36, and in metaph. phrases, 1 Tim. iii. 6 sq.; vi. 9; els χεῖράς τινος, into one’s power: τοῦ θεοῦ, to incur (livine penalties, Heb. x. 31, as in 2 S. xxiv. 14; 1 Chr. xxi. 18 ;. Sir. ii. 18.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐμπίπτω empiptō 7x
to fall into, Mt. 12:11; Lk. 14:5; to encounter, Lk. 10:36; to be involved in, 1 Tim. 3:6, 7; 6:9; εἰς χεῖρας, to fall under the chastisement of, Heb. 10:31
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐμ-πίπτω
[in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ;]
to fall into: seq. εἰς, Mt 12:11, Lk 6:39 10:36; metaph., εἰς κρίμα, I Ti 3:6; ὀνειδισμόν I Ti 3:7; πειρασμόν, I Ti 6:9; εἰς χεῖρας θεοῦ (cf. II Ki 24:14, I Ch 21:13, Si 2:18), He 10:31.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐμπίπτω. P Lille 1. 168 (111,8.6.) εἰς τὸν “E. λόγον ἐμπεσεῖν, ‘to be paid into the account of H.”: cf. P Tebt I. 179 (B.c. 114) ὅπως μὴ ἐπικατασχὼν αὐτὸν cis δαπάνας ἐμπέσῃς οὐκ ὀλίας, “‘so that you may not detain him and thus incur no little expense” (Edd.). In 2. 392° (B.c. 114) the verb is construed with the dat.—ép]mecdvros pov τῶι Σισόϊτι, “*T fell in with Sisois,” and in P Ryl 11. 689 (B.c. 89) it has the stronger sense of ‘‘ attack " ἐμπεσοῦσα ἐξ ἀντιλο[γ]ίας ἔϊπληξέν] με ταῖς αὐτῆς χερσὶν [πλη]γαῖς πλεί[στα]ις, “attacking me in consequence of a dispute gave me many blows with her hands” (Edd.). Cf. P Oxy 11. 24326 (A.b. 79) σὺν τ[ο]ῖς ἐμπεσουμένοις εἰς τούτοις (/. τούτους) [φ]ορτίοις πᾶσι, “together with all fixtures which may be included in them” (Edd.), and similarly 74. IIT. 49421 (A.p. 156) καὶ καταχρᾶσθαι εἰς τὸ ἴδιον x . [.] . ς τοῖς ἐμπεσουμένοις > , ἐμπορευομαι ἤτοι ἐκ πράσεως καὶ ἐξ ὑποθήκης ἀργυρίοις, “to use for her personal requirements the money accruing from the sale or mortgage’’ (Edd.). With the use in Heb 10%! we may now compare Ey. Petr. 10 μὴ ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας τοῦ λαοῦ τῶν ᾿Ιουδαίων.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐμπίπτω (empiptō) — to fall into. ἐμπίπτω, future -πεσοῦμαι: aorist ἐνέπεσον, Epic dialect ἔμπεσον (see. below): Lyric poetry aorist ἔμπετες [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—fall in or on, with dative, τρύφος ἔμπεσε πόντῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πῦρ ἔμπεσε νηυσίν fire fell upon them,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμπέσοι γέ σοι (i.e. ὁ πύργος) [Refs 5th c.BC+] __b Geometry texts, meet, of a line meeting another, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; to be placed, ἐὰν εἰς τὸν κύκλον εὐθεῖα ἐμπέσῃ [Refs 3rd c.BC+] __c of a dislocated limb, fall into place, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. fall upon, attack, ἐν δ᾽ ἔπεσον προμάχοις [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐμπεσόντες having fallen on them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, insult, ἄλλοισι δ᾽ ἐμπίπτων γελᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so,
3. of evils, diseases, etc., fall on one, attack, κακὸν ἔμπεσε οἴκῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὕπνος ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. εἰς.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. b of words, καί μοι ἔπος ἔμπεσε θυμῷ came into my mind, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; λόγος ἐμπέπτωκεν ἀρτίως ἐμοί came to my ears, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κἂν περὶ ἀνδρῶν γ᾽ ἐμπέσῃ λόγος τις a report arose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so τόποι ἐμπίπτοντες available, suitable topics, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
4. light or fall upon, πρὶν ἁλίῳ γυῖον ἐμπεσεῖν before his body was exposed to the sun, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also εἰς τὴν ὄψιν, εἰς τὴν αἴσθησιν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. b fall into, ἐ. ἐν ἀπορίᾳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. εἰς τὰ πεπραγμένα, in speaking, come upon the exploits, [Refs]
5. τῷ ἀκοντίῳ ἐ. τῷ ὤμῳ throw oneself on the javelin with one's shoulder, i.e. to give all one's force to the throw, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
6. break in, burst in, στέγῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; intrude, εἰς τὸ ἀρχεῖον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐμπεσών violently, rashly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
7. εἴς τι fall within the province of, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
7. b of income, εἰς τὸν λόγον τινὸς ἐ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
7. c of suits, come before, εἰς δικαστῶν πλῆθος [Refs 4th c.BC+]
8. ἐ. εἰς δεσμωτήριον to be thrown into prison, [Refs 4th c.BC+](absolutely, get into prison, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
9. of circumstances, happen, occur, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
10. desert, πρός τινα [LXX]