twinkling

Greek Noun Female

ῥιπή, ῆς, ἡ (ῥίπτω), poët. in cl, any rapid movement such as the throw or flight of a javelin, the rush of wind or flame, the flapping of wings, the twinkling of lights; ῥ. ὀφθαλμοῦ, the twinkling of an eye: 1Co.15:52 (L, mg, ῥοπή, which see). (AS)

twinkling

Greek Noun Female

ῥῑπ-ή, ἡ, (ῥίπτω) poet. Noun, swing or force with which anything is thrown, ὅσση δ᾽ αἰγανέης ῥιπὴ. τέτυκται as far as is the flight of a javelin, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πέτριναι ῥ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βελέων ῥ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπὸ ῥιπῆς. Βορέαο the sweep or rush of the N. wind, [Refs 8th c.BC+] (Lyric poetry, here metaphorically of gusts of passion, compare [Refs]; ῥ. Διόθεν τεύχουσα φόβον storm, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ῥ. πυρός rush of fire, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κεραυνῶν, χαλάζης, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὑπὸ ῥιπῇς Ἀφροδίτης, of love, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; νυχιᾶν (ἐννυχιᾶν Lachm.) ἀπὸ ῥιπᾶν from the night storms, i.e. from the “North”, the land of darkness and storms, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) πτερύγων ῥιπαί flapping of wings, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; buzz of a gnat's wing, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of the lyre's quivering notes, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) quivering, twinkling light, ῥιπαὶ ἄστρων [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3.b) of any rapid movement, ῥ. ποδῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥ. ὠκυάλῳ, of a dolphin, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of a bird's wing, οὐδὲ τινάσσει ῥιπήν [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐν ῥ. ὀφθαλμοῦ the twinkling of an eye, [NT] 4) a strong smell, ῥ. οἴνου [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

a jerk (of the eye, i.e. (by analogy) an instant); twinkling; from g4496 (ῥίπτω)