Word
ῥιπτέω
rhiptéō · G4495 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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throwing off
To cast off
ExamplesActs 22:23 And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
Near synonyms 1 word
- βάλλω bállō · G906 · to throw, to let fall, to drop
- The general Greek verb for throwing or casting; ῥιπτέω represents a more specific type of tossing motion (quick toss upward), while βάλλω is the broader, unmarked term for throwing
In the other Testament 1 word
- זָרַק zâraq · H2236 · to scatter, to sprinkle, to be sprinkled
- Hebrew verb commonly used for tossing or scattering (especially in cultic contexts with blood), shares the core sense of throwing with a quick motion
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To wave, to throw into the air16.10
- The verb describes repeatedly flinging something upward. The crowd's uproar against Paul included “shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air” (Acts 22:23).
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
ῥίπτω rhíptō · G4496 · to throw, to hurl, to put down · 7×ἐπιῤῥίπτω epirrhíptō · G1977 · to throw on, to hurl on, to put responsibility on · 2×ἀποῤῥίπτω aporrhíptō · G641 · to jump off, to leap overboard · 1×ῥιπή rhipḗ · G4493 · blinking · 1×ῥιπίζω rhipízō · G4494 · to be tossed about · 1×ῥιπτέωrhiptéō · G4495
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon see ῤίπτω.
see ῤίπτω.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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