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ῥιπίζω rhipizō · G4494

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to toss about

ῥιπίζω; (ῥιπίς, a fan) [in LXX: Dan LXX 2:35 (נְשָׂא) * ; ] ; primarily, to fan a fire, hence generally, to make a breeze (Plut., al.). In pass. (cf. Philo, de inter. round., 24), to be tossed or blown by the wind: of waves, ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ, blown and raised with the wind (Hort, in l), Jas.1:6.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ῥῑπ-ίζω, ; (ῥιπίς) blow up or fan the flame, πολέμου ἔριν [] —passive, τεμάχη ῥιπίζεται the fish is fanned to boiling-point, []; 2 fan a person, in middle, fan oneself, []:—passive, ῥιπίζεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν περιστερῶν []; to be fanned or blown about, ὑπ᾽ ἀνέμου []; 3 hurl, []

Where it's used 1 time

James 1:6

Source: TBESG G4494; TFLSJ G4494

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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