What does ἐπιῤῥίπτω (epirrhíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιῤῥίπτω (epirrhíptō): To cast or place upon; metaphorically, to transfer burden or responsibility onto another.
Greek · G1977
ἐπιῤῥίπτω
To throw upon (literally or figuratively)
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ἐπιῤῥίπτω G1977
Pronunciation epirrhíptō
What does ἐπιῤῥίπτω (epirrhíptō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπιῤῥίπτω (epirrhíptō): To cast or place upon; metaphorically, to transfer burden or responsibility onto another.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1977?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Cast (1), threw (1).
Where does ἐπιῤῥίπτω (epirrhíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 19:35. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Cast 1× 1 Peter 5:7
threw 1× Luke 19:35
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 19:35
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Luke 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ἐπιρίψαντες 2x epiripsantes Luke 19:35, 1 Peter 5:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Luke 19:35, 1 Peter 5:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To cast or place upon; metaphorically, to transfer burden or responsibility onto another.
Source Gloss
to throw upon (literally or figuratively)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To cast or place upon; metaphorically, to transfer burden or responsibility onto another.
(Rec. -ρρίπτω, as in cl.), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלַךְ hi. ;]
1to cast at.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 19:35 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιρρίψαντες epirriyantev
I throw upon, cast upon
Read verse 1 Peter 5:7 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐπιρρίψαντες epirriyantev
I throw upon, cast upon
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐπιῤῥίπτω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain