ῥίπτω
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Quotation
Ῥίμφα. παρὰ τὸ ῥίπτειν ἑαυτὸν διὰ τάχους· ὡς παρὰ τὸ κρύπτω κρύφα, ῥίπτω ῥίφα, καὶ ῥίμφα, πλεονασμῷ τοῦ μ.
Translation (En)
Rhimpha "quickly". From "to throw" (rhiptō) oneself with speed. As from kruptō "to hide", krupha "secretly", rhiptō, *rhipha, and rhimpha by addition of /m/
Parallels
Epimerismi homerici ordine alphabetico traditi, rho 3 (ῥίπτω (Γ 378): τὸ ρι μακρόν· τὰ εἰς πτω λήγοντα ῥήματα διχρόνῳ παραληγόμενα συστέλλει αὐτό, οἷον βλάπτω νίπτω, πλὴν τοῦ ῥίπτω καὶ πίπτω. ἐκ τοῦ ῥίπτω τὸ ῥίμφα ἐπίρρημα· τὰ γὰρ ῥιπτούμενα ταχέως φέρεται); ibid., rho 11 (ῥίμφα (Ζ 511 alibi): σημαίνει τὸ ταχέως, παρὰ τὸ ῥίπτειν ἑαυτὸν διὰ τάχος· ὡς παρὰ τὸ κρύπτω κρύφα, οὕτως ῥίπτω ῥίφα καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ μ ῥίμφα); Etym. Gudianum, rho, p. 492 (Ῥίμφα, σημαίνει τὸ ταχέως, παρὰ τὸ ῥίπτειν ἑαυτὸν διὰ τάχους· ὡς παρὰ τὸ κρύπτω κρύπτα, καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ μ, ῥίμφα); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 704 (Ῥίμφα: Σημαίνει τὸ ταχέως· παρὰ τὸ ῥίπτειν ἑαυτὸν διὰ τάχος. Ὡς παρὰ τὸ κρύπτω, κρύφα, οὕτω παρὰ τὸ ῥίπτω ῥίφα· καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ μ, ῥίμφα); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, rho, p. 1618 (Ῥίμφα. εὐκόλως ἢ ταχέως. παρὰ τὸ ῥίπτειν ἑαυτὸν διὰ τάχους. ὡς παρὰ τὸ κρύπτω κρύφα, οὕτω ῥίπτω ῥίφα καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ μ ῥίμφα); Scholia in Oppianum, Hal. 1.68 (ῥίμφα· εὐκόλως παρὰ τὸ ῥίπτειν ἑαυτὸν διὰ τάχους· ὡς γὰρ κρύπτω κρύφα, οὕτω καὶ ῥίπτω ῥίφα, καὶ πλεονασμῷ τοῦ μ ῥίμφα)
Comment
Derivational etymology relying on the metaphor of the speed of the thrown projectile