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G4496 · ῥίπτω

rhíptō · cast

G4496 (rhíptō) is the Greek word ῥίπτω in Strong’s dictionary: to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from G906 (βάλλω), which denotes a deliberate hurl. It appears 7 times in 7 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).

Strong’s entry

Original word
ῥίπτω (Greek)
Transliteration
rhíptō
Derivation
a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474 (ῥαπίζω), through the idea of sudden motion);
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
Rendered in the KJV
cast (down, out), scatter abroad, throw

In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)

7 occurrences in 7 verses.

How the BSB renders it

By book

Matthew 3 · Luke 2 · Acts 2

Verses

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