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Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G4496
to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from , which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from (see in ), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit (as if a load); by extension, to disperse
KJV usage: :--cast (down, out), scatter abroad, throw.
Etymology: a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of , through the idea of sudden motion);
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
also spelled ῥιπτέω, to hurl, throw, cast; to throw or cast down, Mt. 27:5; Lk. 4:35; 17:2; to throw or cast out, Acts 27:19, 29; to lay down, set down, Mt. 15:30; pass. to be dispersed, scattered, Mt. 9:36*