ῥῑπ-ή G4493
A twinkling or brief instant, the blink of an eye
In 1 Corinthians 15:52, Paul describes the resurrection transformation happening 'in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.' The Greek noun derives from words for throwing or swift motion, conveying the briefest instant imaginable. Ancient usage included the rapid flight of a javelin or sudden rush of wind. Paul uses this vivid image to emphasize the instantaneous nature of the eschatological change from mortality to immortality.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The briefest possible instant, used in 1 Corinthians 15:52 to describe the speed of resurrection transformation. The multilingual glosses (twinkling, abrir-y-cerrar, clin-d'œil, Augenblick) all capture the eye-blink rapidity—Paul's point is that the change will be instantaneous, not gradual. 1×
AR["طَرفَةِ"]·ben["নিমেষে"]·DE["Augenblick"]·EN["a-twinkling"]·FR["clin-d'œil"]·heb["הֶרֶף"]·HI["झपकी"]·ID["kedipan"]·IT["un-batter-d'occhio"]·jav["-kedhip"]·KO["깜박임"]·PT["piscar"]·RU["мигании"]·ES["abrir-y-cerrar"]·SW["kufumba-na-kufumbua"]·TR["gözün kırpması"]·urd["جھپکی-میں"]
Related Senses
H3117 1. day, specific time (2231×)H5704 1. until, unto, as far as (1238×)H8141 1. year, unit of time (880×)H6258 1. and now (421×)G2250 1. day (388×)H5750 1. again, more, further (288×)H5769 1. forever, to eternity (280×)H6256 1. time, period (264×)H2320 1. month, calendar period (260×)H0310a 2. after (temporal) (258×)H3915 1. night, period of darkness (234×)H1242 1. morning (214×)H5750 2. still, yet (continuative) (166×)G5119 1. then (160×)G3568 1. now (147×)G2193 1. until (143×)G3825 1. (141×)G3752 1. (123×)H6153 1. evening, time of day (123×)H0227a 1. then (122×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
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…