G4496 – rhipto – ῥίπτω to fling

Strong’s ID:
G4496
Greek Word:
ῥίπτω
Transliteration:
riptō / rhipto
Pronunciation:
hrip’-to
Part of Speech:
verb
Etymology:
a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of , through the idea of sudden motion)
Comparables:
, to throw
Usage Count:
7
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Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

to fling

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of , through the idea of sudden motion); to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from , which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from τεινω teino [see in ], which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit (as if a load); by extension, to disperse:—cast (down, out), scatter abroad, throw.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) to cast, throw
2) throw down
3) to cast forward or before
4) to set down (with the suggestion of haste and want of care)
5) to throw to the ground, prostrate

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.