ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
(see also καταπίπτω): fall down, fall prostrate, fall
decidere, corruere, to fall down, collapse, 4.90.2, [vulgo commonly ᾗπερ] 8.94.1.