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παραπίπτω

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Gloss: to defect

Transliteration: parapiptō

Strong’s: G3895

παρα-πίπτω
[in LXX: Eze.14:13 15:8 18:24 20:27 (מָעַל), Eze.22:4 (אָשַׁם), Est.6:10 (נָפַל hi.), Wis.6:9 12:2, 2Ma.10:4 A* ;]
__1. most frequently (Hdt., Thuc., al.), to fall in one's way, befall.
__2. to fall into or in (before εἰς, Polyb.; with dative, 2Mac, l.with).
__3. to fall away (En, Wis, ll. with; in Polyb., with genitive) : absol., Heb.6:6.
__4. to fail (λόγος, Es, l.with; cf. 1Ki.3:19).†
(AS)

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