ἐπιῤῥίπτω
epirrhiptō · throw on
Greek word · Strong’s number G1977 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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epirrhiptō (ἐπιῤῥίπτω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “throw on”.
Cast upon.
How to say it
e·pir·rhip·tō
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
- To toss something onto something else.
- To hand over to God what weighs on you.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- casting ×1
- throwing ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 19:35
And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.
- 1 Peter 5:7
casting all your anxiety on him, because he cares about you.