“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”
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
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
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
also spelled ῥιπτέω, to hurl, throw, cast; to throw or cast down, Mt. 27:5; Lk. 4:35; 17:2; to throw or cast out, Acts 27:19, 29; to lay down, set down, Mt. 15:30; pass. to be dispersed, scattered, Mt. 9:36*
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Etymology
a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of G4474 (ῥαπίζω), through the idea of sudden motion);
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