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ῥιπίζω

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Gloss: to toss about

Transliteration: rhipizō

Strong’s: G4494

ῥιπίζω
(ῥιπίς, a fan) [in LXX: Dan LXX 2:35 (נְשָׂא) * ;]
primarily, to fan a fire, hence generally, to make a breeze (Plut., al.). In pass. (cf. Philo, de inter. round., 24), to be tossed or blown by the wind: of waves, ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ, blown and raised with the wind (Hort, in l), Jas.1:6.†
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