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προπίπτω

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Gloss: to fall down

Transliteration: propiptō

Strong’s: G8907

1. to fall or throw oneself forward , as in rowing, προπεσόντες ἔρεσσον, like Lat. incumbere remis, (Odyssey by Homer):—;of suppliants, to fall prostrate , (Euripides)
2. to rush forward, rush headlong , (Sophocles Tragicus)
3. to move forwards, advance before the rest, (Polybius Historicus): to project , (Polybius Historicus)
4. προπίτνω poetry for προπίπτω
5. to fall prostate , ἐς γᾶν (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)
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