STRONGS G4431:
πτῶσις,
πτώσεως,
ἡ (
πίπτω, perfect
πέπτωκα),
a falling, downfall: properly,
τῆς οἰκίας,
Matthew 7:27 (
πτωσεις οἴκων,
Manetho, 4, 617); tropically,
εἰς πτῶσιν πολλῶν (opposed to
εἰς ἀνάστασιν), that many may fall and bring upon themselves ruin, i. e. the loss of salvation, utter misery,
Luke 2:34, cf.
Romans 11:11. (The
Sept. chiefly for
מַגֵּפָה, plague, defeat.)
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