UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: to throw on, to hurl on

Semantic entry: 15.219

Semantic domains: Linear Movement

Subdomains: Throw, Hurl

Definition: to throw or hurl something upon something else{N:001}

Sense 2: to put responsibility on, to make responsible for

Semantic entry: 90.18

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Responsibility

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to throw upon or to cast upon) to cause responsibility for something to be upon someone

Notes: For another explanation of this expression in RV PE1 5:7 · LV PE1 5:7 · Read together PE1 5:7, taking τὴν μέριμναν ἐπιρίπτω ἐπί as an idiom, see 25.250: ἐπιρίπτω / 25.250: μέριμνα.

Collocations: ἐπιρίπτω ἐπί

Sense 3: to put one’s cares upon, to leave one’s worries to

Semantic entry: 25.250

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace

Definition: (an idiom, literally: to cast cares upon) to stop worrying and to put one’s trust in someone

Notes: For another explanation of this expression in RV PE1 5:7 · LV PE1 5:7 · Read together PE1 5:7, taking only ἐπιρίπτω ἐπί as an idiom, see 90.18: ἐπιρίπτω.

Collocations: τὴν μέριμναν ἐπιρίπτω ἐπί