- Original: πτῶσις - Transliteration: Ptosis - Phonetic: pto'-sis - Definition: 1. a falling, downfall - Origin: from the alternate of G4098 - TDNT entry: 08:47,8 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From the alternate of G4098 ; a crash that is downfall (literally or figuratively): - fall. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • fall, 1 Luke 2:34