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In the New Testament, it is used to convey the suddenness and swiftness of an event.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, the concept of time was often viewed in terms of its fleeting nature. The use of "rhipé" in the New Testament reflects this understanding, emphasizing the rapid and transient nature of certain events. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of the temporality of earthly life and the urgency of spiritual readiness.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4496.htm">rhiptó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>any rapid movement, spec. a twinkling (of lights or the eye)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>twinkling (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4493: ῤιπῇ</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ῤιπῇ</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ῥιπης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ῤίπτω</span>), used by the Greek poets from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; <span class="accented">a throw, stroke, beat</span>: <span class="greek2">ὀφθαλμοῦ</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">ictus oculi</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">the twinkling of an eye</span>)), a moment of time, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a> (<span class="manuref">L</span> marginal reading <span class="greek2">ῤοπή</span>, which see).<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4493: ῤοπή</span> [<span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ῤοπή</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ῥοπης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ῤέπω</span>), from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, down, <span class="accented">inclination downward,</span> as of the turning of the scale: <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ῤοπή</span> <span class="greek2">ὀφθαλμοῦ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a>, <span class="manuref">L</span> marginal reading (cf. <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span>s note at the passage); see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ῤιπῇ</span></span>.]<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>twinkling. <p>From <a href="/greek/4496.htm">rhipto</a>; a jerk (of the eye, i.e. (by analogy) an instant) -- twinkling. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4496.htm">rhipto</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ριπη ριπή ῥιπῇ rhipe rhipē rhipêi rhipē̂i ripe ripē<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/15-52.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:52</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀτόμῳ ἐν <b>ῥιπῇ</b> ὀφθαλμοῦ ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in a moment, <span class="itali">in the twinkling</span> of an eye,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in <span class="itali">the twinkling</span> of an eye,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-52.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> an instant in <span class="itali">[the] twinkling</span> of an eye at<p><b><a href="/greek/4493.htm">Strong's Greek 4493</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4493.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ripe__4493.htm">ῥιπῇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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