GreekG4072Verb

πέτομαι

petomai

5Occurrences
G4072Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to fly

middle voice of a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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: chiefly for עוּף

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

πέτομαι appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Revelation
5

Key Passages

Revelation 12:14BSB

But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

Revelation 14:6BSB

Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.

Revelation 19:17BSB

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

Revelation 4:7BSB

The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

Revelation 8:13BSB

And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling in a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!”

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