G4494

ῥιπίζω

rhipizō

Verb · From a derivative of ῥίπτω (G4496) (meaning a fan or bellows)

From a derivative of G4496 (meaning a fan or bellows); to breeze up, i.e. (by analogy) to agitate (into waves):—toss.

Outline

  1. to raise a breeze, put air in motion, whether for the sake of kindling a fire or cooling one's self
    1. to blow up a fire
    2. to fan, i.e. cool with a fan
  2. to toss to and fro, to agitate
    1. of the wind
    2. of persons whose mind wavers in uncertainty between hope and fear, between doing and not doing a thing
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