προσπεσοῦσα
prospíptō
having fallen down before
To fall toward someone or something. In literary and Koine usage, primarily: (1) to physically fall down before or fall at the feet of a person, typically as an act of supplication, reverence, or entreaty (e.g., to prostrate oneself); and (2) in a forceful context, to fall upon or rush toward, potentially with violence or urgency. The basic sense is a physical movement toward or onto a person or object, with a range of possible motives including respect, desperation, or attack.
Luke 8:47 · Word #11
Lexicon G4363
| Lemma | προσπίπτω |
| Transliteration | prospíptō |
| Strong's | G4363 |
| Definition | To fall toward someone or something. In literary and Koine usage, primarily: (1) to physically fall down before or fall at the feet of a person, typically as an act of supplication, reverence, or entreaty (e.g., to prostrate oneself); and (2) in a forceful context, to fall upon or rush toward, potentially with violence or urgency. The basic sense is a physical movement toward or onto a person or object, with a range of possible motives including respect, desperation, or attack. |
Morphology V AOR ACT PTCP NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | having fallen down before |
| Literal | having-fallen-before |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | προσπίπτω |
| Strong's | G4363 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4363-04
having fallen toward
| Morphological Notes | Verb, aorist active participle, nominative feminine singular (PAA NFS); denotes a completed act performed by a feminine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active participle denotes a completed action: "having fallen." The compound root (πρός + πίπτω) emphasizes movement toward someone or something, preserved here as "fallen toward" without adding contextual motive. |
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