Befall

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: Γίνομαι (Strong'S #1096 — Verb — ginomai — ghin'-om-ahee )

"to become," is rendered "befell" in  Mark 5:16; "hath befallen" in  Romans 11:25 , RV, for AV, "is happened to;" so the RV in  2—Corinthians 1:8;  2—Timothy 3:11 .

2: Συμβαίνω (Strong'S #4819 — Verb — sumbaino — soom-bah'ee-no )

lit., "to walk, or go together" (sun, "with," baino, "to go"), is used of things which happen at the same time; hence, "to come to pass, befall,"  Acts 20:19 . In 21:35, it is translated "so it was." See Happen.

3: Συναντάω (Strong'S #4876 — Verb — sunantao — soon-an-tah'-o )

"to meet with" (sun, "with," antao, "to meet"), is used much in the same way as sumbaino, of events which come to pass; "befall,"  Acts 20:22 . See Meet.

 Matthew 8:33

King James Dictionary

BEFALL', pret. befell part. befallen.

To happen to to occur to as, let me know the worst that can befall me. It usually denotes It is generally transitive in form, but there seems to be an ellipsis of to,and to sometimes follows it.

BEFALL', To happen to come to pass.

To befall of is not legitimate.

Webster's Dictionary

(1): (v. i.) To come to pass; to happen.

(2): (v. t.) To happen to.