ῤίπτω and ῤιπτέω (ῤιπτούντων, Act_22:23; on the different views with regard to the difference in meaning between these two forms see Passow, under the word ῤίπτω, at the end; (Veitch, under the word ῤίπτω, at the end Hermann held that ῥίπτειν differed from ῥίπτειν as Latinjactare fromjacere, hence, the former had a frequent. force (cf. Lob. Sophocles Aj., p. 177; Cope, Aristotle, rhet. vol. i., p. 91f); some of the old grammarians associate with ῥίπτειν a suggestion of earnestness or effort, others of contempt)); 1 aorist ἔρριψα G Tr, ἔρριψα R L, ἐριψα T WH (participle (Luk_4:33) ῤῖψαν R G Tr WH, better (cf. Tdf. Proleg., p. 102; Veitch, p. 512) ῤῖψαν L T); perfect passive 3 person singular ἔρριπται (G Tr; others ἔρριπται) (Luk_17:2), participle ἐρριμμενος G, ἐριμμένος T Tr WH, ῤεριμμένος (with smooth breathing) Lachmann (Mat_9:36); on the doubling of rho and the use of the breathing; see Rho; from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for δΔωΐΡμΔικ; to cast, throw; equivalent to to throw down: τί, Act_27:19; τί ἐκ τίνος, ibid. 29; τινα εἰς τήν θάλασσαν, Luk_17:2. equivalent to to throw off: τά ἱμάτια (Plato, rep. 5, p. 474 a.), Act_22:23 (they cast off their garments that they might be the better prepared to throw stones (but cf. Wendt in Meyer 5te Aufl.)); τά ὅπλα, 1Ma_5:43 1Ma_7:44 1Ma_11:51; Xenophon, Cyril 4, 2, 33, and often in other Greek writings equivalent to to cast forward or before: τινα (or τί) εἰς τί (Mat_27:5 (but here R G L ἐν τῷ ναῷ)); Luk_4:35; τινας παρά τούς πόδας Ἰησοῦ, to set down (with the suggestion of haste and want of care), of those who laid their sick at the feet of Jesus, leaving them at his disposal without a doubt but that he could heal them, Mat_15:30. equivalent to to throw to the ground, prostrate: ἐρριμμένοι, prostrated by fatigue, hunger, etc. (R. V. scattered), Mat_9:36 (καταλαβων ἐρριμμενους καί μεθυοντας, the enemy prostrate on the ground, Polybius 5, 48, 2; of the slain, Jer_14:16; ἐρριμμένα σώματα, 1Ma_11:4; for other examples see Wahl, Claris Apocr. V. T., under the word; τῶν νεκρῶν ἐρριμμενων ἀπι τῆς ἀγορᾶς, Plutarch, Galb. 28, 1). (Compare: ἀπορίπτω, ἐπιρίπτω.)

ῥίπτω rhiptō 7x also spelled ῥιπτέω , to hurl, throw, cast; to throw or cast down, Mat_27:5 ; Luk_4:35 ; Luk_17:2 ; to throw or ca st out, Act_27:19 ; Act_27:29 ; to lay down, set down, Mat_15:30 ; pass. to be dispersed, scattered, Mat_9:36

ῥίπτω and ( Act_22:23 ) ῥιπτέω (strengthened form; v. Veitch , s.v. ῥίπτω , fin.), [in LXX chiefly for H7993 hi .;] 1. to throw, cast, hurl: c . acc rei , Mat_27:5 , Act_27:19 ; Act_27:29 ; c . acc pers ., Mat_15:30 , Luk_4:35 ; pass ., Luk_17:2 ; ptcp ., ἐριμμένοι , cast down, prostrate ( Polyb ., al. ): Mat_9:36 ; of garments, to throw off (for flight, Eur ., Xen ., al. ; ὅπλα , 1Ma_5:43 ; so EV in Act_22:23 , but v. infr .). 2. = ῥιπτάζω , to shake, toss, throw about: τ . ἱμάτια , Act_22:23 ( EGT , Page , Rackham , in l ; Field, Notes , 136; but v. supr .).†

ῥίπτω [page 564] throw off, throw away : cf. P Tebt 1.48 .23 ( c . B.C. 113) ῥίψαντα τὸ ἱμάτιον εἰς φυγὴν ὁρμῆσαι , so that he threw away his garment and took to flight (Edd.), P Ryl II. 125 .25 (A.D. 28 9) ἐκκενώσας τὰ προκείμενα ἔριψεν ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ μου τὴν πυξίδα κενήν , having rifled the contents aforesaid he threw the box empty into my house (Edd.). Both AV and RV adopt this meaning in Act_22:23 , but Field ( Notes , p. 136), who is followed by various commentators, prefers the rendering shake, throw about, as if the verb = ῥιπτάζω : cf. the medical use in connexion with convulsive fits, etc., as illustrated by Hobart p. 2. For the perf. pass., as in Mat_9:36 , cf. P Petr II. 19 (2) .3 (iii/B.C.) καλῶς οὖμ ποιήσεις ἐ [πι ]στροφήν [μου π ]οιησάμενος , ἔρρειμαι γὰρ κακῶς διακείμενος ἀπ᾽ ἐκείνου , and for the form ῥιπτέω see Radermacher Gr . p. 84. MGr ῥίφτω , ῥίχνω , ῥίχτω (ῥιμμένος , ῥιχμένος ), throw, cast away : see Thumb Handb . p. 353.

ῥίπτω "to throw, cast, hurl", Hom. , etc.; ῥ. χθονί "to throw" on the ground, Soph. :— "to cast" a net, Pass., ἔρριπται ὁ βόλος the cast "has been made", Orac. ap. Hdt. :— "to throw or toss about", πλοκάμους Eur. "to cast out" of house or land, Soph. :— Pass., μὴ ῥιφθῶ κυσίν id=Soph. "to throw off or away", of arms, clothes, Eur. , etc. ῥ. λόγους "to cast" them "forth, hurl" them, Aesch. , Eur. :—but also, "to throw" them away, "waste" them, Aesch. , Eur. : Pass., οἴχεται ταῦτ᾽ ἐρριμμένα Soph. "to cast" lots or dice, Eur. , Plat. ῥ. ἑαυτόν "to throw or cast oneself down", Xen. ;—then absol. "to fling oneself", ἐς πόντον Theogn. ; ἐς τάφρον Eur.

ῥίπτω and (Act.22:23) ῥιπτέω (strengthened form; see Veitch, see word ῥίπτω, fin.), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלַךְ hi. ;] __1. to throw, cast, hurl: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.27:5, Act.27:19, 29; with accusative of person(s), Mat.15:30, Luk.4:35; pass., Luk.17:2; ptcp., ἐριμμένοι, cast down, prostrate (Polyb., al.): Mat.9:36; of garments, to throw off (for flight, Eur., Xen., al.; ὅπλα, 1Ma.5:43; so EV in Act.22:23, but see infr.). __2. = ῥιπτάζω, to shake, toss, throw about: τ. ἱμάτια, Act.22:23 (EGT, Page, Rackham, in l; Field, Notes, 136; but see supr.).† (AS)