ἀπορρίπτω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπο- (apo-, up) +‎ ῥίπτω (rhíptō, to throw).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἀπορρῑ́πτω • (aporrhī́ptō)

  1. to throw away, put away
  2. to exile, cast out
  3. to disown, renounce
  4. to throw aside, set at naught
  5. to shoot forth (bold, keen words) [with ἔς (és, + accusative) ‘at’]

Conjugation

Quotations

  • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 27:43:
    ὁ δὲ ἑκατόνταρχος, βουλόμενος διασῶσαι τὸν Παῦλον, ἐκώλυσεν αὐτοὺς τοῦ βουλήματος, ἐκέλευσέ τε τοὺς δυναμένους κολυμβᾷν ἀπορρίψαντας πρώτους ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐξιέναι
    ho dè hekatóntarkhos, boulómenos diasôsai tòn Paûlon, ekṓlusen autoùs toû boulḗmatos, ekéleusé te toùs dunaménous kolumbāîn aporrhípsantas prṓtous epì tḕn gên exiénai
    • Translation by KJV
      But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land

Derived terms

  • ἀπορριπτέον (aporrhiptéon)
  • ἀπόρριπτος (apórrhiptos)
  • ἀπορρίψιμος (aporrhípsimos)
  • ἀπόρριψις (apórrhipsis)
  • ἐναπορρίπτω (enaporrhíptō)
  • προαπορρίπτω (proaporrhíptō)
  • συναπορρίπτω (sunaporrhíptō)

Descendants

  • Greek: απορρίπτω (aporrípto)

Further reading