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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - ῥίπτω
ῥίπτω
G4496
Transliteration: rhíptō
Pronunciation: hrip'-to
Definition: cast
- Original: ῥίπτω - Transliteration: Rhipto - Phonetic: hrip'-to τείνω teinō (see in G1614" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1614) which indicates an extended projection); by qualification to deposit (as if a load); by extension to disperse: - cast (down out) scatter abroad throw.
- Definition:
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
- Origin: a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4474, through the idea of sudden motion) - TDNT entry: 22:32,0 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4474 through the idea of sudden motion); to fling (properly with a quick toss thus differing from G906" class="dictionary-topic-link">G906 which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from