ῥίπτω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῥῑπτέω (rhīptéō)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wreyp- or *wriHp-, from *wer- (to turn).[1]

The present tense system includes a T progressive aspect marker.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ῥῑ́πτω • (rhī́ptō)

  1. (transitive) to throw, cast, hurl
  2. (transitive) to throw or toss around
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, On the Diseases of Women 1.2
  3. (transitive) to throw out of a place
  4. (transitive) to cast or throw off or away (arms, clothes, and so on)
  5. (figuratively, transitive) to hurl (words); to waste them
  6. (transitive) to throw down

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References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1159
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