Twinkling
ῥιπήStrong’s G4493rhipē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Rhipē is the Greek word usually translated “twinkling”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “twinkling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- twinkling 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ῥιπή rhipē · twinkling
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “twinkling” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TWIN'KLING, noun
A sparkling; a shining with intermitted light; as the twinkling of the stars.
- A motion of the eye.
- A moment; an instant; the time of a wink.“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump--the dead shall be raised incorruptible” 1 Corinthians 15:52
All definitions and other forms of “twinkling”
TWIN'KLING, participle present
tense Sparkling.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.