ῥιπή
Alt. ῥι_πή, ἡ,
Etym. ῥίπτω
1. "the swing or force with which anything is thrown", Lat. impetus, αἰγανέης ῥιπή "the flight" of a javelin, Il.; ῥιπὴ Βορέαο "the sweep or rush" of the N. wind, id=Il.; ῥιπὴ Διόθεν, of a storm, Aesch.; ἐννυχιᾶν ἀπὸ ῥιπᾶν prob. means from "the quarter of" the night "storms", i.e. from "the North", Soph.; ῥ. πυρός "the rush" of fire, Il.
2. ῥ. πτερύγων "a flapping" of wings, Aesch.; of "the buzz" of a gnat's wing, id=Aesch.; of "quivering light", ῥιπαὶ ἄστρων Soph.; of any "rapid movement", ῥ. ποδῶν Eur.; ἐν ῥιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ in "the twinkling" of an eye, NTest.