ῥιπίζωrhipízō

to breeze up, i.e. (by analogy) to agitate (into waves)

Greek (New Testament) · G4494

Meanings

primarily, to fan a fire, hence generally, to make a breeze. In passive, to be tossed or blown by the wind: of waves, ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ, blown and raised with the wind, James 1:6.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

  • James 1:6 But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.