Strong's Number G4496

ῥίπτω

rhipto · hrip'-to

Transliteration:

rhipto{hrip'-to}

Word Origin:

a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of 4474, through the idea of sudden motion)

TDNT:

6:991,987

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's 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

Usage in the KJV:

cast down 1, cast 3, scatter abroad 1, cast out 1, throw 1

Total: 7
Occurs 7 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to cast, throw
throw down
to cast forward or before
to set down (with the suggestion of haste and want of care)
to throw to the ground, prostrate