G4493: ῥιπή
rhipḗ · “twinkling”
Definition
a jerk (of the eye, i.e. (by analogy) an instant)
KJV translates it as: twinkling
Word origin: from G4496 (ῥίπτω);
Extended definition
ῥιπή, ῆς, ἡ
(ῥίπτω),
poët. in cl., any rapid movement such as the throw or flight of a javelin, the rush of wind or flame, the flapping of wings, the twinkling of lights; ῥ. ὀφθαλμοῦ, the twinkling of an eye: 1Co.15:52 (L, mg., ῥοπή, which see).†
(AS)
(ῥίπτω),
poët. in cl., any rapid movement such as the throw or flight of a javelin, the rush of wind or flame, the flapping of wings, the twinkling of lights; ῥ. ὀφθαλμοῦ, the twinkling of an eye: 1Co.15:52 (L, mg., ῥοπή, which see).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4493 is translated
- the twinkling ×1
Bible verses with G4493 (rhipḗ)
Rhipḗ appears in 1 verse.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.