Quick Definition
ῥίπτω v. I throw, cast, toss
Strong's Definition
a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of 4474, through the idea of sudden motion); to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from 906, which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from teino (see in 1614), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit (as if a load); by extension, to disperse
KJV Usage: cast (down, out), scatter abroad, throw
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor. ἔρριψα · ptc. ῥίψας · pf.pass. ἔρριμμαι | ἀπορίπτω · ἐπιρίπτω · ῥιπή
15.217 · Linear Movement · Throw, Hurl
to throw, to hurl to throw with considerable force
85.37 · Existence in Space · Put, Place
to put down, to place down to put or place something down, with the possible implication of rapidity of action
16.10 · Non-Linear Movement
to wave, to throw into the air to wave or possibly to throw something into the air This symbolic action of throwing garments into the air or waving them violently was a means of indicating strong protest by an angry mob.
In a number of languages, however, such an expression would be interpreted as a sign of joyous agreement. One cannot change the nature of the event, but it may be essential to have some type of explanatory note to indicate the meaning of such an action.
1 MAT 9:36 It is also possible to understand ἐρριμμένοι in MAT 9:36 as meaning ‘helpless.’
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ῥίπτω rhiptō 7x
also spelled ῥιπτέω, to hurl, throw, cast; to throw or cast down, Mt. 27:5; Lk. 4:35; 17:2; to throw or cast out, Acts 27:19, 29; to lay down, set down, Mt. 15:30; pass. to be dispersed, scattered, Mt. 9:36*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ῥίπτω and (Ac 22:23) ῥιπτέω (strengthened form; v. Veitch, s.v. ῥίπτω, fin.),
[in LXX chiefly for שׁלךְ hi. ;]
to throw, cast, hurl: c. acc. rei, Mt 27:5, Ac 27:19, 29; c. acc. pers., Mt 15:30, Lk 4:35; pass., Lk 17:2; ptcp., ἐριμμένοι, cast down, prostrate (Polyb., al.): Mt 9:36; of garments, to throw off (for flight, Eur., Xen., al.; ὅπλα, I Mac 5:43; so EV in Ac 22:23, but v. infr.).
= ῥιπτάζω, to shake, toss, throw about: τ. ἱμάτια, Ac 22:23 (EGT, Page, Rackham, in l.; Field, Notes, 136; but v. supr.).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ῥίπτω (rhiptō) — to throw/lay down. ῥίπτ-ω, also ῥιπτέω, and (in frequentative sense) ῥιπτάζω (which see): —Ionic dialect Iterat. ῥίπτασκον [Refs 8th c.BC+], -εσκον [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: future ῥίψω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἔρριψα [Refs 6th c.BC+], Epic dialect ῥῖψα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also 3rd.pers. singular aorist 2 ἔρρῐφε [Refs 3rd c.AD+]: perfect ἔρριφα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, aorist ῥίψαντο [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —passive, future ῥιφθήσομαι (ἀπορ-) [LXX+5th c.BC+] future ἐρρίψομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐρρίφθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐρρίφην [ῐ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect ἔρριμμαι Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+] (ἀπο-): pluperfect ἔρριπτο [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; frequently written with ει in later Inscrr. (compare ῥιπτέω, καταρρίπτω) and Papyri, as [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the Epic dialect aorist 1 is ῥῖψα, not ῥίψα: ῐ in future 2 and aorist 2 passive]:—throw, cast, hurl, σόλον, σφαῖραν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χθονὶ ῥ. ἑαυτόν throw on the ground, [Refs 5th c.BC+] prostrate, ἐρριμμένους καὶ μεθύοντας [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἔτι τῶν νεκρῶν.. ἐρριμμένων ἐπὶ τῆς ἀγορᾶς lying, [Refs 1st c.AD+], compare 4.169; ἔρριπται νεκροῖς ὅμοια, of hibernating animals, [Refs 6th c.AD+]have been deposited, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; cast a net, ἔρριπται ὁ βόλος the cast have been made, Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αὐτοῦ χερμάδας.. ἔρριπτον threw stones at him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥ. τινὰ πρὸς πέτραν throw him against a rock, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but κατὰ στύφλου πέτρας down from a rock, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ κρημνῶν down a precipice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὠλένας πρὸς οὐρανόν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. like{ῥιπτάζω}, ῥ. ἑωυτήν toss oneself about, as in a fever, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, throw about, πλοκάμους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; winnow, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III. cast out of house or land, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV. throw off or away, of arms, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of clothes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ἔρριψε Πάγασος δεσπόταν threw him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially ῥ. ἀσπίδα (compare ῥίψασπις), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
V. ῥ. λόγους cast them forth, hurl them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, throw them away, waste them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λόγοι μάτην ῥιφέντες [Refs]; so οἴχεται.. ταῦτ᾽ ἐρριμμένα set at naught, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
VI. ῥ. ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς κλήρους, as in a scramble, [Refs 5th c.BC+] make a bold throw, run a risk, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
VII. ῥ. ἑαυτόν throw or cast oneself down, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, fling oneself, ἐς πόντον [Refs 6th c.BC+]
VIII. uncertain reading in [Refs 5th c.AD+]