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Strong's G4431 πτῶσις (ptosis)

Ptosis means “fall” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4431 — melak (“counsel”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4431
Language Greek
Linked Usages 37
Books 15

Strong's G4431 Quick Answer

Strong's G4431 πτῶσις (ptosis) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. ptosis (pto`-sis) n. 1. a crash, i.e. downfall {literally or figuratively} It has 37 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include fall. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
ptosis (pto`-sis) n. 1. a crash, i.e. downfall {literally or figuratively}
Usage
37 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
fall

Meaning and Definition

ptosis (pto`-sis) n. 1. a crash, i.e. downfall {literally or figuratively} [from the alternate of G4098] KJV: fall Root(s): G4098

Original Word
πτῶσις
Transliteration
ptosis
Derivation
Root: πίπτω R1: 4098
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4431. 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)

fall

Usage: πτῶσις, -εως, ἡ (πίπτω), [in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶף, מַפֶּלֶת, and cogn. forms ;] a falling, fall (Plat., Plut., al.): Mat.7:27; metaphorically, Luk.2:34.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4431 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ptosis, 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.

fall Matthew 7:27

How Strong's G4431 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. 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 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 18 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.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4431 (πτῶσις) appears 37 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4431 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 G4431 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 7:27 KJV

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Luke 2:34 KJV

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

Strong's G4431 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 30:12 Septuagint / Brenton

If thou take account of the children of Israel in the surveying of them, and they shall give every one a ransom for his soul to the Lord, then there shall not be among them a destruction in the visiting of them.

Judges 20:39 Septuagint / Brenton

And the children of Israel saw that the liers in wait had seized Gibeah, and they stood in line of battle; and Benjamin began to smite down wounded ones among the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, Surely they fall again before us, as in the first battle.

Psalms 105:29 Septuagint / Brenton

And destruction was multiplied among them.

Strong's G4431 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

16 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 10:2 Septuagint / Brenton

she rose where she had fallen down, and called her maid, and went down into the house, in the which she abode in the Sabbath days, and in her feast days,

3 Maccabees 6:31 Septuagint / Brenton

Then they who were before despised and nigh unto Hades, yea, rather advanced into it, partook of the cup of salvation, instead of a grievous and lamentable death. Full of exultation, they parted out the place intended for their fall and burial into banqueting booths.

Strong's G4431 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 100:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And (then) the children of the earth shall see the wise in security, And shall understand all the words of this book, And recognize that their riches shall not be able to save them In the overthrow of their sins.

Usage Excerpts

First 37 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4431.

Exodus 30:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou take account of the children of Israel in the surveying of them, and they shall give every one a ransom for his soul to the Lord, then there shall not be among them a destruction in the visiting of them.
Judges 20:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel saw that the liers in wait had seized Gibeah, and they stood in line of battle; and Benjamin began to smite down wounded ones among the men of Israel about thirty men; for they said, Surely they fall again before us, as in the first battle.
Psalms 105:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And destruction was multiplied among them.
Isaiah 17:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The word against Damascus. Behold, Damascus shall be taken away from among cities, and shall become a ruin;
Isaiah 51:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, that hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury: for thou hast drunk out and drained the cup of calamity, the cup of wrath:
Isaiah 51:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
thus saith the Lord God that judges his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of calamity, the cup of my wrath; and thou shalt not drink it anymore.
Jeremiah 6:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They were ashamed because they failed; yet they were not ashamed as those who are truly ashamed, and they knew not their own disgrace: therefore shall they utterly fall when they do fall, and in the time of visitation shall they perish, said the Lord.
Jeremiah 30:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For at the sound of their fall the earth was scared, and the cry of the sea was not heard.
Ezekiel 26:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thus saith the Lord God to Tyre; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, while the wounded are groaning, while they have drawn a sword in the midst of thee?
Ezekiel 26:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the isles shall be alarmed at the day of thy fall.
Ezekiel 27:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy forces, and thy gain, and that of thy traders, and thy rowers, and thy pilots, and thy counselors, and they that traffic with thee, and all thy warriors that are in thee: and all thy company in the midst of thee shall perish in the heart of the sea, in the day of thy fall.
Ezekiel 31:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the birds of the sky have settled on his fallen trunk, and all the wild beasts of the field came upon his boughs:
Ezekiel 31:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At the sound of his fall the nations quaked, when I brought him down to Hades with them that go down to the pit: and all the trees of Delight comforted him in the heart, and the choice plants of Lebanon, all that drink water.
Ezekiel 32:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And many nations shall mourn over thee, and their kings shall be utterly amazed, when my sword flies in their faces, as they wait for their own fall from the day of thy fall.
Nahum 3:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and of the mounting rider, and of the glittering sword, and of the gleaming arms, and of a multitude of slain, and of heavy falling: and there was no end to her nations, but they shall be weak in their bodies
Zechariah 14:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this shall be the overthrow with which the Lord will smite all the nations, as many as have fought against Jerusalem; their flesh shall consume away while they are standing upon their feet, and their eyes shall melt out of their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
Zechariah 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this shall be the overthrow of the horses, and mules, and camels, and asses, and all the beasts that are in those camps, according to this overthrow.
Zechariah 14:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the family of Egypt shall not go up, nor come; then upon them shall be the overthrow with which the Lord shall smite all the nations, whichever of them shall not come up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
Matthew 7:27 New Testament, KJV
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Luke 2:34 New Testament, KJV
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Judith 10:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
she rose where she had fallen down, and called her maid, and went down into the house, in the which she abode in the Sabbath days, and in her feast days,
3 Maccabees 6:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then they who were before despised and nigh unto Hades, yea, rather advanced into it, partook of the cup of salvation, instead of a grievous and lamentable death. Full of exultation, they parted out the place intended for their fall and burial into banqueting booths.
Wisdom of Sirach 1:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For the sway of his fury shall be his destruction.
Wisdom of Sirach 3:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he that requiteth good turns is mindful of that which may come hereafter; And when he falleth, he shall find a stay.
Wisdom of Sirach 4:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, And give him over to his own ruin.
Wisdom of Sirach 4:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Accept no person against thy soul, And let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall.
Wisdom of Sirach 5:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Honor and shame is in talk: And the tongue of man is his fall.
Wisdom of Sirach 11:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Like as a partridge taken and kept in a cage, so is the heart of the proud: And like as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall:
Wisdom of Sirach 13:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Observe, and take good heed, For thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: When thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep.
Wisdom of Sirach 20:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: So the fall of the wicked shall come speedily.
Wisdom of Sirach 25:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
There be nine things which I have judged in my heart to be happy, And the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; And he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy.
Wisdom of Sirach 27:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; And anguish shall consume them before they die.
Wisdom of Sirach 34:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Eat, as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; And devour not, lest thou be hated.
Wisdom of Sirach 50:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He took care of the temple that it should not fall, And fortified the city against besieging:
Baruch 4:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Miserable are they that afflicted thee, and rejoiced at thy fall.
Baruch 4:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall: so shall she be grieved for her own desolation.
1 Enoch 100:6 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And (then) the children of the earth shall see the wise in security, And shall understand all the words of this book, And recognize that their riches shall not be able to save them In the overthrow of their sins.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4431, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 12 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G4431 FAQ

What does ptosis (πτῶσις) mean?

Ptosis (Strong's G4431) is a Greek word most simply glossed "fall". ptosis (pto`-sis) n. 1. a crash, i.e. downfall {literally or figuratively}

How many times is ptosis (πτῶσις) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 37 linked usages for Strong's G4431 across 15 books.

Where can I study ptosis (πτῶσις) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4431 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate ptosis (πτῶσις)?

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

Does Strong's G4431 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 18 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 16 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G4431, with linked reader references where each row is available.