rīpeka
1. (verb) (-tia) to crucify, mark with a cross.
Hei whakaū i ana kōrero ka tapaina ngā uri: ko Pūriri, mō te rākau whakatārewa; ko Rīpeka, hei tohu whakamaharatanga mōna i patua hara koretia, pērā i a te Karaiti i rīpekatia rā; ko Mautini, mō te ingoa o te whare herehere; ko Tauati, hei tohu whakamaumaharatanga mōna i tāronatia (TTR. / To perpetuate the circumstances of Mokomoko's story his descendants were given the following names: Pūriri, after the hanging tree; Rīpeka, the cross, as a memorial for him and his innocence, like Christ who was crucified; Mautini, the name for Mount Eden gaol; and Tauati, to reminder of his hanging.
2. (noun) cross, crucifix, crossroad.
Nō te pō o te rā i tāpaetia ake te rīpeka, i mate ai tana tupuna wahine, a Mākere Ngārimu (TTR 2000:129). / On the night the cross was presented, his grandmother, Mākere Ngarimu, died.
