"to fall around or upon, to fall in with, Lk. 10:30; to fall into, light upon, Acts 27:41; to be involved in, Jas. 1:2*"
Definition and meaning
to fall around or upon, to fall in with, Lk. 10:30; to fall into, light upon, Acts 27:41; to be involved in, Jas. 1:2*
In the original Greek the word is written: περιπίπτω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of peripipto (G4045) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
And falling 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.
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
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Common questions
Strong's G4045 (peripipto) is a Greek word that means: to fall around or upon, to fall in with, Lk. 10:30; to fall into, light upon, Acts 27:41; to be involved in, Jas. 1:2* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word peripipto (G4045) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4045 is peripipto, a Greek word defined as: to fall around or upon, to fall in with, Lk. 10:30; to fall into, light upon, Acts 27:41; to be involved in, Jas. 1:2*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
peripipto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.