Quick Definition
ἐπισφαλής, ές Adj dangerous, likely to fall
Strong's Definition
figuratively, insecure
Derivation: from a compound of G1909 (ἐπί) and (to trip);
KJV Usage: dangerous
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ές | σφάλλω (cause to fall)
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐπισφαλής episphalēs 1x
on the verge of falling, unsteady; met. insecure, hazardous, dangerous, Acts 27:9*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** ἐπισφαλής, -ές
(< σφάλλω, to cause to fall), [in LXX: Wi 9:14 (cf. -ῶς, ib. 4:4) * ;]
prone to fall (Plat.).
dangerous (Hipp., Plut., al.): Ac 27:9.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐπισφαλής. This adj., which is peculiar to Lk in the NT (Ac 27°: cf. Hobart, p. 201) appears ¢er in Alexandrea, e.g. p. 1418 ὄντ᾽ ἐπισφαλῆ φύσει | τὸν βίον ἁπάντων τῆι προνοίαι δεῖ, πάτερ, τηρεῖν. For the adv., as in Sap 44, cf. P Oxy I. 76” (A.D. 179) νοσήσας ἐπισφαλῶς ἔχει, “has fallen ill and is in a precarious conditicn ” (Edd.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐπισφαλής (episphalēs) — dangerous/unsteady. ἐπισφαλ-ής, ές, (σφάλλομαι) prone to fall, unstable, precarious, τὰ μεγάλα πάντα ἐπισφαλῆ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπισφαλές [ἐστι] [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. (σφάλλω) making to fall, misleading, εἰς βλάβην [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II.2. dangerous, νόσημα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -εστάτη, χώρα [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἐπισφαλές [ἐστι] παρακοῦσαι [Refs 4th c.BC+] adverb -λῶς, ἔχειν, διακεῖσθαι, to be in danger, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]: superlative -έστατα, περᾶσαι [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II.3. dubious, adverb comparative -έστερον Aristeas[Refs]