ἘΠΕΤΑΣΘΗ, ἐπετασθη
EPETASTHĒ, epetasthē
Sounds Like: eh-peh-TAS-thay
Translations: flew, he flew, it flew
From the root: ΠΕΤΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to fly' or 'to soar'. It is used to describe movement through the air, often with a sense of swiftness or elevation. The prefix 'ἐπι-' (epi-) can add a sense of 'upon' or 'over', suggesting flying over something or alighting upon it, though in this context, it primarily emphasizes the action of flying.
Inflection: Aorist, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4072 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΤΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΕΤΑΣΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will fly, they will be flown, they will spread out, they will be spread out
- ΠΕΤΑΜΕΝΟΝ — flying, having flown, a flying (one)
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