Strong's Lexicon
G4493
G4493 — ῥιπή
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4493 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ῥιπή |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4496 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | rhipe |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | rhee-pay' |
| Meaning: | 1. a jerk (of the eye) 2. (by analogy) an instant |
| KJV Renderings: | twinkling |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ῤιπῇ, ῥιπης, ἡ (ῤίπτω), used by the Greek poets from Homer down; a throw, stroke, beat: ὀφθαλμοῦ (Vulg.ictus oculi (A. V. the twinkling of an eye)), a moment of time, 1Co 15:52 (L marginal reading ῤοπή, which see).
STRONGS NT 4493: ῤοπή [ῤοπή, ῥοπης, ἡ (ῤέπω), from Aeschylus, Plato, down, inclination downward, as of the turning of the scale: ἐν ῤοπή ὀφθαλμοῦ, 1Co 15:52, L marginal reading (cf. Tdf.s note at the passage); see ῤιπῇ.]
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ῥιπή (twinkling)
1 Corinthians 15:52
- KJV: In a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last trump for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed
- GK: εν ατόμω εν ριπή οφθαλμού εν τη εσχάτη σάλπιγγι σαλπίσει γαρ και οι νεκροί εγερθήσονται άφθαρτοι και ημείς αλλαγησόμεθα