ῥιπή

ῥιπή, ἡ, (ῥίπτω) poet. Noun, A. swing or force with which anything is thrown, ὅσση δʼ αἰγανέης ῥιπὴ . . τέτυκται as far as is the flight of a javelin, Il. 16.589; λᾶος ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς 12.462, Od. 8.192; πέτριναι ῥ. E. Hel. 1123 (lyr.); βελέων ῥ. Pi. N. 1.68; ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς . . Βορέαο the sweep or rush of the N. wind, Il. 15.171, 19.358, cf. B. 5.46; κυμάτων ῥιπαὶ ἀνέμων τε Pi. P. 4.195, cf. Parth. 2.20, Fr. 88.2; ῥ. ἀνέμων Id. P. 9.48, S. Ant. 137 (lyr., here metaph. of gusts of passion, cf. 930); ῥ. Διόθεν τεύχουσα φόβον storm, A. Pr. 1089 (anap.), cf. A.R. 1.1016; ῥ. πυρός rush of fire, Il. 21.12; ἀνδρός 8.355; ἀθανάτων Hes. Th. 681, 849; κεραυνῶν, χαλάζης, Opp. H. 3.21, Q.S. 14.77; ὑπὸ ῥιπῇς Ἀφροδίτης, of love, Opp. H. 4.141; νυχιᾶν (ἐννυχιᾶν Lachm.) ἀπὸ ῥιπᾶν from the night storms, i.e. from the North, the land of darkness and storms, S. OC 1248 (lyr., but Sch. understands Ῥιπᾶν, v. Ῥῖπαι). 2. πτερύγων ῥιπαί flapping of wings, A. Pr. 126 (anap.), cf. E. Fr. 594.4; buzz of a gnatʼs wing, A. Ag. 893; of the lyreʼs quivering notes, Pi. P. 1.10. 3. quivering, twinkling light, ῥιπαὶ ἄστρων S. El. 106 (anap.). b. of any rapid movement, ῥ. ποδῶν E. IT 885 (lyr.); ῥ. ὠκυάλῳ, of a dolphin, Opp. H. 2.535; of a birdʼs wing, οὐδὲ τινάσσει ῥιπήν A.R. 2.935; ἐν ῥ. ὀφθαλμοῦ the twinkling of an eye, 1 Ep.Cor. 15.52. 4. a strong smell, ῥ. οἴνου Pi. Fr. 166.