ῤιπῇ, ῥιπης, ἡ (ῤίπτω), used by the Greek poets from Homer down; a throw, stroke, beat: ὀφθαλμοῦ (Vulg.ictus oculi (A. V. the twinkling of an eye)), a moment of time, 1Co_15:52 (L marginal reading ῤοπή, which see). STRONGS NT 4493: ῤοπή [ῤοπή, ῥοπης, ἡ (ῤέπω), from Aeschylus, Plato, down, inclination downward, as of the turning of the scale: ἐν ῤοπή ὀφθαλμοῦ, 1Co_15:52, L marginal reading (cf. Tdf.s note at the passage); see ῤιπῇ.]

ῥιπή rhipē 1x pr. a rapid sweep, jerk; a wink, twinkling of the eye, 1Co_15:52

* ῥιπή , ῆς , ἡ ( < ῥίπτω ), poλt. in cl ., any rapid movement such as the throw or flight of a javelin, the rush of wind or flame, the flapping of wings, the twinkling of lights; ῥ . ὀφθαλμοῦ , the twinkling of an eye: 1Co_15:52 ( L , mg ., ῥοπή , q.v. ).† ῥοπή , -ῆς , ἡ ( <ῥέπω , to incline), [in LXX : Isa_40:15 ( H7834 ), etc.;] inclination downwards , as the turn of the scale: L , mg ., for ῥιπή , q.v. , 1Co_15:52 ( v. Tdf., in l ).†

ῥοπή (~ ῥιπή ) [page 564] ῥοπή occurs as a v.l . for ῥιπή , a moment, in 1Co_15:52 D*EFG 67**. For the original meaning, a turn of the scale, as in. Sap 18 .12 , cf. P Par 63 .73 (B.C. 165) (as read P Petr III. p. 24) συμβαλεῖται ῥοπὴν εἰς τὸ προκίμενον , it would turn the scale in favour of the matter in hand (Mahaffy), and P Tebt I. 27 .79 (cited s.v . ἐνθυμέομαι ). See also Aristeas 90 ῥοπῇ καὶ νεύματι , momenta temporis et ad nutum, Vett. Val. p. 301 .1 αἱ στιγμαὶ ἢ ῥοπαὶ τῶν ὡρῶν , and Herodas VII. 33 with Headlam s note.

ῥιπή ῥι_πή, ἡ, [Etym: ῥίπτω] "the swing or force with which anything is thrown", Lat. impetus, αἰγανέης ῥιπή "the flight" of a javelin, Il. ; ῥιπὴ Βορέαο "the sweep or rush" of the N. wind, id=Il. ; ῥιπὴ Διόθεν, of a storm, Aesch. ; ἐννυχιᾶν ἀπὸ ῥιπᾶν prob. means from "the quarter of" the night "storms", i.e. from "the North", Soph. ; ῥ. πυρός "the rush" of fire, Il. ῥ. πτερύγων "a flapping" of wings, Aesch. ; of "the buzz" of a gnat's wing, id=Aesch. ; of "quivering light", ῥιπαὶ ἄστρων Soph. ; of any "rapid movement", ῥ. ποδῶν Eur. ; ἐν ῥιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ in "the twinkling" of an eye, NTest.

ῥιπή, ῆς, ἡ (ῥίπτω), poët. in cl., any rapid movement such as the throw or flight of a javelin, the rush of wind or flame, the flapping of wings, the twinkling of lights; ῥ. ὀφθαλμοῦ, the twinkling of an eye: 1Co.15:52 (L, mg., ῥοπή, which see).† (AS)