to defect

Greek Verb

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)

to defect

Greek Verb

παραπίπτω, fall beside, ἐγγὺς τῶν τειχῶν -πεπτωκός [Refs 1st c.AD+]; come side to side, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) in Mathematics texts, as passive of παραβάλλω, to be applied, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) fall in one's way, κατὰ τύχην παραπεσοῦσα νηῦς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. κατὰ βοήθειαν come in time to aid, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ὁπότε καιρὸς παραπέσοι as opportunity offered, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ παραπεσών the first that comes, ἡ παραπίπτουσα ἀεὶ [ἡδονή] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ παραπεπτωκὼς λόγος that happened to arise, [Refs]; πᾶν τὸ παραπῖπτον or παραπεσόν all that befalls, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; κατὰ τὸ -πῖπτον incidentally, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.2) with dative, befall, θαυμαστὸν κτῆμα παραπεσεῖν τοῖς Ἕλλησι fell to their lot, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τῇ πόλει νομοθέτης comes to its aid, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) fall, rush in, εἰς τὸ Σαμικόν [Refs 2nd c.BC+] IV) go astray, err, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς ὅλοις πράγμασιν ἀγνοεῖν καὶ π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+] IV.b) to be mislaid or lost, of a document, [Refs 2nd c.BC+], etc; σανδάλιον παραπεσόν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] IV.2) fall aside or away from, with genitive, τῆς ὁδοῦ [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: absolutely, fall away, [NT] V) fall down before, cringe, flatter, παραπεπτωκώς [Refs 4th c.BC+] VI) Astrology texts, to be unfavourably situated, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to fall aside, i.e. (figuratively) to apostatize; fall away; from g3844 (παρά) and g4098 (πίπτω)