G4494: ῥιπίζω
rhipízō · “to toss about”
Definition
to breeze up, i.e. (by analogy) to agitate (into waves)
KJV translates it as: toss
Word origin: from a derivative of G4496 (ῥίπτω) (meaning a fan or bellows);
Extended definition
ῥιπίζω
(ῥιπίς, a fan) [in LXX: Dan LXX 2:35 (נְשָׂא) * ;]
primarily, to fan a fire, hence generally, to make a breeze (Plut., al.). In pass. (cf. Philo, de inter. round., 24), to be tossed or blown by the wind: of waves, ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ, blown and raised with the wind (Hort, in l), Jas.1:6.†
(AS)
(ῥιπίς, a fan) [in LXX: Dan LXX 2:35 (נְשָׂא) * ;]
primarily, to fan a fire, hence generally, to make a breeze (Plut., al.). In pass. (cf. Philo, de inter. round., 24), to be tossed or blown by the wind: of waves, ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ, blown and raised with the wind (Hort, in l), Jas.1:6.†
(AS)
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How G4494 is translated
- being tossed by the wind. ×1
Bible verses with G4494 (rhipízō)
Rhipízō appears in 1 verse.
- James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.