Greek word
rhíptō
ῥίπτω
What it means
to fling, which denotes a deliberate hurl
to fling (properly, with a quick toss, thus differing from bállō (βάλλω), which denotes a deliberate hurl; and from (see in ekteínō (ἐκτείνω)), which indicates an extended projection); by qualification, to deposit (as if a load); by extension, to disperse
Where it comes from
a primary verb (perhaps rather akin to the base of rhapízō (ῥαπίζω), through the idea of sudden motion)