rhiptō · throw, cast down

What it means

rhiptō (ῥίπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “throw, cast down”.

Throw, cast, hurl down; in the passive, lie thrown down, abandoned.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To fling; "lying flat": abandoned, helpless.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• throwing ×2
• cast down ×1
• had thrown ×1
• he were thrown ×1
• they cast ×1
• they set ×1
• they threw out ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×3
• Luke×2
• Acts×3

• Matthew 9:36

  Seeing the crowds, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and cast down, like sheep that do not have a shepherd.

• Matthew 15:30

  And many crowds came to him, having with them the mute, blind, lame, maimed, and many others, and they set them at his feet; and he healed them,

• Matthew 27:5

  And throwing the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, he left, and he went away and hanged himself.

• Luke 4:35

  And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in the middle, it came out of him, doing him no harm.

• Luke 17:2

  It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

• Acts 22:23

  And as they were shouting and throwing off their garments and tossing dust into the air,

• Acts 27:19

  and on the third day with their own hands they threw out the ship’s gear.

• Acts 27:29

  And fearing that we might run aground somewhere on rocky places, they cast four anchors from the stern and were praying for day to come.