verb
epiriptamō
Strong’sG1977
I throw upon, cast upon
stem epiript-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπι-ρίπτω
(Rec. -ρρίπτω, as in cl.), [in LXX chiefly for שָׁלַךְ hi.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1977 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(ἐπῐρίπτω Refs 1st c.AD+, cast at, ὅτε μοι χαλκήρεα δοῦρα Τρῶες ἐπέρριψαν Refs 8th c.BC+; διώκων ἐ. ἑαυτόν throws himself upon his prey, Refs 4th c.BC+; Βρούτῳ τὴν αὑτοῦ φοινικίδα ἐ. Refs 1st c.AD+; χεῖρα ἐ., Latin manum injecit, Refs 4th c.BC+; ψευδεῖς αἰτίας ἐ. Refs 1st c.BC+; τὴν μέριμναν ἐπὶ [θεόν] NT; inflict, πολλὰσκληρὰ.. ἐπιρριφήσεται, with dative, Nech.in Refs
2. apply a plaster or fomentation, Refs 1st c.AD+
3. passive, -όμενα σκιρρώματα spreading over the surface, Refs
4. requisition, ἔργα Refs 2nd c.BC+
5. metaphorically in passive, to be imminent, οὐ βραχὺς ἐπέρριπτο κίνδυνος Refs 1st c.AD+
II. throw out opinions, ἀδιορίστως ἐ. περὶ τῶν λοιπῶν, variant for -, Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epiriptarantoisἐπιρίψαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | casting | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiriptamō | epiriptame | epiriptami | epiriptama | epiriptamē | epiriptamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiriptasō | epiriptase | epiriptasi | epiriptasa | epiriptasē | epiriptaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiriptatō | epiriptate | epiriptati | epiriptata | epiriptatē | epiriptatelē |
| we 1st person plural | epiriptanō | epiriptane | epiriptani | epiriptana | epiriptanē | epiriptanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiriptavō | epiriptave | epiriptavi | epiriptava | epiriptavē | epiriptavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiriptalō | epiriptale | epiriptali | epiriptala | epiriptalē | epiriptalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiriptameiō | epiriptameia | epiriptameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epiriptaseiō | epiriptaseia | epiriptaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiriptateiō | epiriptateia | epiriptateiē |
| we 1st person plural | epiriptaneiō | epiriptaneia | epiriptaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiriptaveiō | epiriptaveia | epiriptaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epiriptaleiō | epiriptaleia | epiriptaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epiriptasōr | epiriptasar | epiriptasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiriptatōr | epiriptatar | epiriptatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiriptavōr | epiriptavar | epiriptavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epiriptalōr | epiriptalar | epiriptalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epiriptamoiō | epiriptamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epiriptasoiō | epiriptasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epiriptatoiō | epiriptatoia |
| we 1st person plural | epiriptanoiō | epiriptanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epiriptavoiō | epiriptavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epiriptaloiō | epiriptaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epiriptarō | epiriptari | epiriptara | epiriptarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | epiriptarōntos | epiriptarintos | epiriptarantos2× | epiriptarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epiript is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epiriptarantois“casting”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Luke 19:35“throwing”… agala auton pros ton Iēsun, kai epiriptarantois autoiu teim himatieim epi ton pōlon …… they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
1 Peter 5:7“casting”pantan tan merimnan vu epiriptarantois epi auton, hoti auto meleiatō peri …Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.