ἘΠΙΡΙΠΤΩ, ἐπιριπτω
EPIRIPTŌ, epiriptō
Sounds Like: eh-pee-RIP-toh
Translations: to cast upon, to throw upon, to throw over, to cast
From the root: ΕΠΙΡΙΠΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἘΠΙ (EPI), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and the verb ΡΙΠΤΩ (RIPTO), meaning 'to throw' or 'to cast'. Therefore, ἘΠΙΡΙΠΤΩ means 'to throw upon' or 'to cast upon'. It describes the action of placing something on top of or over something else, often with force or a sense of burden.
Inflection: First person singular, Present, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G1977 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΡΙΠΤΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΠΙΡΙΠΤΩ — to cast upon, to throw upon, to throw over, to cast
- ΕΠΙΡΙΨΑΝΤΕΣ — having cast upon, having thrown upon, having cast, having thrown
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