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G2177 ἐφάλλομαι (ephállomai)
Greek
Verb
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Quick Definition

I leap upon

Strong's Definition

to spring upon

Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G242 (ἅλλομαι);

KJV Usage: leap on

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἐφάλλομαι; 2 aorist participle ἐφαλόμενος L T Tr WH; (ἐπί and ἅλλομαι, which see); from Homer down; to leap upon, spring upon: ἐπί τινα, Act_19:16 (here R G present participle); (1Sa_10:6; 1Sa_11:6; 1Sa_16:13).

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἐφάλλομαι ephallomai 1x to leap or spring upon, assault, Act_19:16

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἐφάλλομαι , [in LXX for H6743 , 1Sa_10:6 ; 1Sa_11:6 ; 1Sa_16:13 * ;] to leap upon: seq . ἐπί c . acc pers . Act_19:16 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἐφάλλομαι [page 269] Ostr 1220 .7 (ii/iii A.D.) καὶ ἐνθάδε ἐφάλλομαι μὴ ἔχων [ . . .., Syll 802 .27 (iii/B.C.) ἐδόκει . . . . [τ ]ὸν θεὸν ἐφαλέσθαι ἐπὶ τᾶν χῆρα , with reference to the healing of a powerless hand in the Asclepieum of Epidaurus.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

ἐφάλλομαι 3rd sg. epic aor2 ἐπ-ᾶλτο part. ἐπ-άλμενος part. ἐπι-άλμενος [Etym: cf. ἀναπάλλω] [Etym: with part. ἐπ-άλμενος, ἐπι-άλμενος] Dep.:— "to spring upon, assail", c. dat., Τρώεσσιν ἐπάλμενος Il. :—also, without hostile sense, c. gen., ἐπιάλμενος ἵππων "having leaped upon" the chariot, id=Il.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

ἐφάλλομαι [in LXX for צָלַח, 1Ki.10:6 11:6 16:13 * ;] to leap upon: before ἐπί with accusative of person(s) Act.19:16.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (1)

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