πέτομαι

petomaiVerbG4072

to fly

From: middle voice of a primary verb;

Short Definition

to fly

Full Lexicon Entry

to fly: (Rec. πετάομαι, which see).† πετάομαι, [in LXX: * ;] false form of ποτάομαι, poët., frequentat. of *πέτομαι *(Aristoph.), Rec. for *πέτομαι *(which see, cf. Veitch, )
LXX Usage: chiefly for עוּף

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology G:V

DescriptionGreek Verb

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Revelation
5

Key Passages

  • Revelation 12:14
  • Revelation 14:6
  • Revelation 19:17
  • Revelation 4:7
  • Revelation 8:13

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