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ῥιπή

ῥιπή, swing, force, sweep, rush (of a throw, of wind, ..)

ῥῑπ-ή, ἡ, (ῥίπτω) poet. Noun,
  • swing or force with which anything is thrown, ὅσση δʼ αἰγανέης ῥιπὴ . . τέτυκται as far as is the flight of a javelin, Il. 16.589; λᾶος ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς 12.462, Od. 8.192; πέτριναι ῥ. E. Hel. 1123 (lyr.); βελέων ῥ. Pi. N. 1.68; ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς . . Βορέαο the sweep or rush of the N. wind, Il. 15.171, 19.358, cf. B. 5.46; κυμάτων ῥιπαὶ ἀνέμων τε Pi. P. 4.195, cf. Parth. 2.20, Fr. 88.2; ῥ. ἀνέμων Id. P. 9.48, S. Ant. 137 (lyr., here metaph. of gusts of passion, cf. 930); ῥ. Διόθεν τεύχουσα φόβον storm, A. Pr. 1089 (anap.), cf. A.R. 1.1016; ῥ. πυρός rush of fire, Il. 21.12; ἀνδρός 8.355; ἀθανάτων Hes. Th. 681, 849; κεραυνῶν, χαλάζης, Opp. H. 3.21, Q.S. 14.77; ὑπὸ ῥιπῇς Ἀφροδίτης, of love, Opp. H. 4.141; νυχιᾶν (ἐννυχιᾶν Lachm.) ἀπὸ ῥιπᾶν from the night storms, i.e. from the North, the land of darkness and storms, S. OC 1248 (lyr., but Sch. understands Ῥιπᾶν, v. Ῥῖπαι).
      • 2 πτερύγων ῥιπαί flapping of wings, A. Pr. 126 (anap.), cf. E. Fr. 594.4; buzz of a gnatʼs wing, A. Ag. 893; of the lyreʼs quivering notes, Pi. P. 1.10.
      • 3 quivering, twinkling light, ῥιπαὶ ἄστρων S. El. 106 (anap.).
        • b of any rapid movement, ῥ. ποδῶν E. IT 885 (lyr.); ῥ. ὠκυάλῳ, of a dolphin, Opp. H. 2.535; of a birdʼs wing, οὐδὲ τινάσσει ῥιπήν A.R. 2.935; ἐν ῥ. ὀφθαλμοῦ the twinkling of an eye, 1 Ep.Cor. 15.52.
      • 4 a strong smell, ῥ. οἴνου Pi. Fr. 166.

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