ῥίπτω
rhiptō
“to throw/lay down”
Definition
to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from G906 (βάλλω), which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from (see in G1614 (ἐκτείνω)), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit (as if a load); by extension, to disperse
a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474 (ῥαπίζω), through the idea of sudden motion);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
G:V
Greek Verb
Occurrences
ῥίπτω appears 8 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
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