What does ῥίπτω (rhíptō) mean in the Bible?
ῥίπτω (rhíptō): Violent, forceful throwing with emphasis on the physical act itself, not the result or purpose.
Greek · G4496
ῥίπτω
To throw/lay down
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ῥίπτω G4496
Pronunciation rhíptō
What does ῥίπτω (rhíptō) mean in the Bible?
ῥίπτω (rhíptō): Violent, forceful throwing with emphasis on the physical act itself, not the result or purpose.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Judas] threw (1), helpless (1), laid (1), they dropped (1), they threw (1).
Where does ῥίπτω (rhíptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Acts (2), Luke (2).
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 [Judas] threw 1× Matthew 27:5
helpless 1× Matthew 9:36
laid 1× Matthew 15:30
they dropped 1× Acts 27:29
they threw 1× Acts 27:19
threw [the man] down 1× Luke 4:35
to be thrown 1× Luke 17:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 9:36 ἐρριμμένοι to helpless Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 15:30 ἔρριψαν* to laid Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 27:5 ῥίψας to [Judas] threw Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 4:35 ῥίψαν to threw [the man] down Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Luke 17:2 ἔρριπται to to be thrown Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Acts 27:19 ἔρριψαν* to they threw Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 27:29 ῥίψαντες to they dropped Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:36
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Matthew 3 Luke 2 Acts 2
Source forms
ἔρριψαν* 2x erripsan Matthew 15:30, Acts 27:19
ἐρριμμένοι 1x errimmenoi Matthew 9:36
ἔρριπται 1x erriptai Luke 17:2
ῥίψαν 1x rhipsan Luke 4:35
ῥίψαντες 1x rhipsantes Acts 27:29
ῥίψας 1x rhipsas Matthew 27:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 15:30, Acts 27:19
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 27:29
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 27:5
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular 1x Luke 4:35
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 17:2
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Matthew 9:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Violent, forceful throwing with emphasis on the physical act itself, not the result or purpose.
Strong's G4496
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 2 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 22:15-19 Source Gloss
to throw/lay down
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:36 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ἐρριμμένοι errimmenoi
I throw, cast, toss
Read verse Matthew 15:30 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἔρριψαν erriyan
I throw, cast, toss
Read verse Matthew 27:5 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ῥίψας riyav
I throw, cast, toss
Read verse Luke 4:35 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
ῥίψαν riyan
I throw, cast, toss
Read verse Luke 17:2 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Passive Indicative
ἔρριπται erriptai
I throw, cast, toss
Read verse Acts 27:19 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐρρίψαμεν. erriyamen
I throw, cast, toss
Read verse Acts 27:29 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ῥίψαντες riyantev
I throw, cast, toss
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.
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
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
to throw or cast someone down from a position of authority
to cast or throw into the sea as punishment or consequence
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ῥίπτω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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