What does ῥίπτω · θάλασσα mean in the Bible?
ῥίπτω · θάλασσα is a Greek phrase meaning "thrown into the sea".
Greek · G4496, G2281
ἔρριπται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν
To throw/lay down · the sea (genitive case or specially)
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ῥίπτω G4496 to throw/lay down
Pronunciation rhíptō
Violent, forceful throwing with emphasis on the physical act itself, not the result or purpose.
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θάλασσα G2281 the sea (genitive case or specially)
Pronunciation thálassa
Sea as boundary between divine and human realms; often represents chaos, danger, or divine judgment in NT theology.
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What does ἔρριπται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν (erriptai eis tēn thalassan) mean in the Bible?
ῥίπτω · θάλασσα is a Greek phrase meaning "thrown into the sea".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4496, G2281?
G4496, G2281 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. thrown into the sea
Source Gloss
thrown into the sea
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Present Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Matt 15:30 · Acts 27:19 2×
Perfect Passive Luke 17:2 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Aorist Active Matt 27:5 · Luke 4:35 · Acts 27:29 3×
Perfect Passive Matt 9:36 1×
Present Active Acts 22:23 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 perfect 1
Voice
active 5 passive 1
Mood
indicative 3 participle 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 15:30 ἔρριψαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 27:5 ῥίψας aorist active participle participle Luke 4:35 ῥίψαν aorist active participle participle Luke 17:2 ἔρριπται perfect passive indicative resultant Acts 27:19 ἔρριψαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 27:29 ῥίψαντες aorist active participle participle
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
ἔρριπται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν is built from this root:
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