Strongs Number: G4494
- Greek Word
- ῥιπίζω
- Transliteration
- rhipizō
- Phonetic
- hrip-id'-zo
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to breeze up that is (by analogy) to agitate (into waves)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. to raise a breeze, put air in motion, whether for the sake of kindling a fire or cooling one's self
a. to blow up a fire
b. to fan, i.e. cool with a fan
2. to toss to and fro, to agitate
a. of the wind
b. of persons whose mind wavers in uncertainty between hope and fear, between doing and not doing a thing
- Origin
- From a derivative of G4496 (meaning a fan or bellows)
- Bible Usage
- toss.