ῥοῖζος
ρ, ὁ
A.
whistling or whizzing of an arrow, Il. 16.361, cf. Plu. Marc. 15, Onos. 19.3, etc.; of a scourge, Opp. H. 2.352: any whistling or piping sound, as of a shepherd, πολλῇ ῥ. Od. 9.315; πνευμάτων ῥ. Plu. 2.18c; rush of wings, LXX Wi. 5.11, Ael. NA 2.26; of a stream, LXX Ez. 47.5, Ael. NA 17.17; of the sea, Hymn.Is. 150; of the noise of a falling tree, Q.S. 1.251; hissing of a serpent, A.R. 4.138, 1543; used of the sound made by filing, Arist. Aud. 802a39; of the letter ρ, Phld. Po.Herc. 994.29, D.H. Comp. 14, S.E. M. 1.102.
II.
rushing motion, rush, swing, Plu. Marc. 15, Demetr. 21, Epic. in Arch.Pap. 7p.4.