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Strong's G1601 ἐκπίπτω (ekpipto)

Ekpipto means “drop away” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1601 — goah (“Goath”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1601
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 17

Strong's G1601 Quick Answer

Strong's G1601 ἐκπίπτω (ekpipto) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. ekpipto (ek-pip'-to) v. 1. to drop away 2. (specially) be driven out of one's course It has 28 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include away, out, driven, and become. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
ekpipto (ek-pip'-to) v. 1. to drop away 2. (specially) be driven out of one's course
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
away, out, driven, and become

Meaning and Definition

ekpipto (ek-pip'-to) v. 1. to drop away 2. (specially) be driven out of one's course 3. (figuratively) to lose, become inefficient [from G1537 and G4098] KJV: be cast, fail, fall (away, off), take none effect Root(s): G1537, G4098

Original Word
ἐκπίπτω
Transliteration
ekpipto
Derivation
Root: πίπτω R1: 1537 R2: 4098
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1601. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to fall out

Usage: ἐκ-πίπτω [in LXX: Isa.40:8 28:1, 4 (הֶבֶל), Job.14:2 (מָלַל, see RV. mg), Job.15:30 (סוּר), Job.15:33 (שָׁלַךְ hi.), etc. ;] to fall out of, fall from, fall off: before ἐκ τ. χειρῶν, Act.12:7; absol., Act.27:32; of the withering of flowers (as LXX, ll with), Jas.1:11, 1Pe.1:24" (LXX) ; of navigators falling off from a straight course, Act.27:17, 26 27:29 Metaphorical, with genitive of thing(s): Gal.5:4, 2Pe.3:17; absol., fall from its place, fail, perish: Rom.9:6.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1601 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ekpipto, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

away 1 Corinthians 13:8 out Acts 27:29 become Galatians 5:4 driven Acts 27:17

How Strong's G1601 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 13 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1601 (ἐκπίπτω) appears 15 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1601 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1601 in the New Testament

13 indexed usages in New Testament.

Mark 13:25 KJV

And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

Acts 12:7 KJV

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

Acts 27:17 KJV

Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

Strong's G1601 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

13 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 19:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And whosoever shall enter with his neighbor into the thicket, to gather wood, if the hand of him that cuts wood with the axe should be violently shaken, and the axe head falling off from the handle should light on his neighbor, and he should die, he shall flee to one of these cities, and live.

4 Kingdoms 6:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the axe head fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.

Job 14:2 Septuagint / Brenton

Or he falls like a flower that has bloomed; And he departs like a shadow, and cannot continue.

Strong's G1601 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 6:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbor cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemy, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices:

Wisdom of Sirach 34:7 Septuagint / Brenton

It is a stumbling block unto them that sacrifice unto it, And every fool shall be taken therewith.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1601.

Deuteronomy 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whosoever shall enter with his neighbor into the thicket, to gather wood, if the hand of him that cuts wood with the axe should be violently shaken, and the axe head falling off from the handle should light on his neighbor, and he should die, he shall flee to one of these cities, and live.
4 Kingdoms 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the axe head fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.
Job 14:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Or he falls like a flower that has bloomed; And he departs like a shadow, and cannot continue.
Job 15:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither shall he in anywise escape the darkness: Let the wind blast his blossom, And let his flower fall off.
Job 15:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let him be gathered as the unripe grape before the time, And let him fall as the blossom of the olive.
Job 24:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They have snatched the fatherless from the breast, And have afflicted the outcast.
Proverbs 13:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But a wise messenger shall deliver him.
Ecclesiastes 10:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If the axe-head should fall off, Then the man troubles his countenance, And he must put forth more strength: And in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.
Isaiah 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And yet there shall be a tenth upon it, and again it shall be for a spoil, as a turpentine tree, and as an acorn when it falls out of its husk.
Isaiah 14:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How has Lucifer, that rose in the morning, fallen from heaven! He that sent orders to all the nations is crushed to the earth.
Isaiah 28:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to the crown of pride, the hirelings of Ephraim, the flower that has fallen from the glory of the top of the fertile mountain, they that are drunken without wine.
Isaiah 28:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the fading flower of the glorious hope on the top of the high mountain shall be as the early fig; he that sees it, before he takes it into his hand, will desire to swallow it down.
Isaiah 40:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The grass withers, and the flower fades:
Mark 13:25 New Testament, KJV
And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
Acts 12:7 New Testament, KJV
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
Acts 27:17 New Testament, KJV
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
Acts 27:26 New Testament, KJV
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
Acts 27:29 New Testament, KJV
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
Acts 27:32 New Testament, KJV
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
Romans 9:6 New Testament, KJV
Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
1 Corinthians 13:8 New Testament, KJV
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
Galatians 5:4 New Testament, KJV
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
James 1:11 New Testament, KJV
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
1 Peter 1:24 New Testament, KJV
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
2 Peter 3:17 New Testament, KJV
Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
Revelation 2:5 New Testament, KJV
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
2 Maccabees 6:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbor cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemy, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices:
Wisdom of Sirach 34:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
It is a stumbling block unto them that sacrifice unto it, And every fool shall be taken therewith.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1601, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 5 usages, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1601 FAQ

What does ekpipto (ἐκπίπτω) mean?

Ekpipto (Strong's G1601) is a Greek word most simply glossed "drop away". ekpipto (ek-pip'-to) v. 1. to drop away 2. (specially) be driven out of one's course

How many times is ekpipto (ἐκπίπτω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G1601 across 17 books.

Where can I study ekpipto (ἐκπίπτω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1601 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate ekpipto (ἐκπίπτω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as away, out, driven, and become. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1601 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 13 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1601, with linked reader references where each row is available.