ῥιπή
ῥιπή
ῥῑπή, ἡ,
ῥίπτω
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, 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.
ῥ. πτερύγων a flapping of wings, Aesch.; of the buzz of a gnatʼs wing, Aesch.; of quivering light, ῥιπαὶ ἄστρων Soph.; of any rapid movement, ῥ. ποδῶν Eur.; ἐν ῥιπῇ ὀφθαλμοῦ in the twinkling of an eye, NTest.