παραπίπτω: 2 aorist participle παραπεσων; properly, to fall beside a person or thing; to slip aside; hence, to deviate from the right path, turn aside, wander: τῆς ὁδοῦ, Polybius 3, 54, 5; metaphorically, τῆς ἀληθείας, Polybius 12, 12 (7), 2 ((here Didot edition ἀντέχηται); τοῦ καθηκοντος, 8, 13, 8); equivalent to to err, Polybius 18, 19,6; ἐν τίνι, Xenophon, Hell. 1, 6,4. In the Scriptures, to fall away (from the true faith): from the worship of Jehovah, Eze_14:13; Eze_15:8 (for ξΘςΗμ); from Christianity, Heb_6:6.

παραπίπτω parapiptō 1x pr. to fall by the side of; met. to fall off or away from, make defection from, Heb_6:6

παρα -πίπτω , [in LXX : Eze_14:13 ; Eze_15:8 ; Eze_18:24 ; Eze_20:27 ( H4603 ), Eze_22:4 ( H816 ), Ezr_6:10 ( H5307 hi .), Wis_6:9 ; Wis_12:2 , 2Ma_10:4 A * ;] 1. most freq . ( Hdt ., Thuc ., al. ), to fall in one's way, befall . 2. to fall into or in ( seq . εἰς , Polyb .; c . dat ., 2Mac, l.c .). 3. to fall away (En, Wis, ll . c .; in Polyb ., c . gen .) : absol. , Heb_6:6 . 4. to fail (λόγος , Es, l.c .; cf. 1Sa_3:19 ).†

παραπίπτω [page 488] The use of this verb in P Oxy I. 95 .34 (A.D. 129) ἣν ἐὰν συμβῇ παραπερῖν ἢ ἄλλως πως διαφθαρ [ῆ ]ν̣α̣ι̣. [ . . , if the terms of it ( sc. a contract) should be broken or it in any other way be rendered invalid (Edd.), supports the sinister meaning in Heb_6:6 (cf. Sap 6:9, 12:2) : cf. also Ostr. 50 .3 (as amended Ostr . ii. p. 430 time of Trajan) διὰ τὸ π (αρα )πεπτω (κέναι ) τὴν προτ (έραν ) ἀποχ (ήν ), where, in view of the foregoing ex., Wilcken ( Ostr. i. pp. 78 f., 820) falls back oil his earlier interpretation of the verb = danebenfallen, verlorengehen. See also P Oxy VIII. 1133 .12 (A.D. 396) διὰ τὸ παραπεπτοκένη ( l. παραπεπτωκέναι ) τὸ γρ [αμματ ]ῖόν σου καὶ μὴ εὑρίσκεσθαι δηλῶ τοῦτω (= ο ) ἄκυ̣ρον , since your bond has been lost and cannot be found I declare that it is null (Ed.), and BGU I. 214 .15 (A.D. 152) διὰ τὸ φάσκειν παραπεπνπύτωκέναι . For the meaning fall into c. dat. (as in 2Ma_10:4 ) cf. the Christian letter P Lond 1915 .2 ( c. A.D. 330 340) το̣ι̣̑ [ς ἐν . . . .]η̣ϕ̣θ̣ονει συμφορᾷ παραπεσοῦσιν βοη [θεῖ ]ν̣ π̣[α ]ρ̣[α ]γγέλ <λ >εται ήμ̣ῖν ὁ θεῖος λόγος , to those who have fallen into . . . misfortune the word of God exhorts us to give succour (Bell) : cf. .6 and ib . 1916 .29 . The verb occurs ter in Vett. Val., e.g. p. 73 .25 τῇ διανοίᾳ παραπίπτοντες .

παραπίπτω fut. -πεσοῦμαι "to fall beside", Plut. "to fall in one's way", Hdt. , Xen. : —καιρὸς παραπίπτει an opportunity "offers", Thuc. : —ὁ παραπεσών, like ὁ παρατυχών, "the first that comes", Plat. c. dat. "to befall", id=Plat. "to fall aside or away from", c. gen., Polyb. :—absol. "to fall away", NTest.

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)