ῥίπτω to throw, cast, hurl, Hom., etc.; ῥ. χθονί to throw on the ground, Soph.:— to cast a net, Pass., ἔρριπται ὁ βόλος the cast has been made, Orac. ap. Hdt.:— to throw or toss about, πλοκάμους Eur. to cast out of house or land, Soph.:— Pass., μὴ ῥιφθῶ κυσίν Soph. to throw off or away, of arms, clothes, Eur., etc. ῥ. λόγους to cast them forth, hurl them, Aesch., Eur.:—but also, to throw them away, waste them, Aesch., Eur.: Pass., οἴχεται ταῦτʼ ἐρριμμένα Soph. to cast lots or dice, Eur., Plat. ῥ. ἑαυτόν to throw or cast oneself down, Xen.;—then absol. to fling oneself, ἐς πόντον Theogn.; ἐς τάφρον Eur.