ἘΦΙΠΤΑΤΑΙ, ἐφιπταται
EPHIPTATAI, ephiptatai
Sounds Like: eh-FIP-tah-tai
Translations: flies upon, hovers over, swoops down upon, flies to
From the root: ΕΦΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the action of flying or hovering over something, often with the implication of settling upon it or attacking it. It can be used to describe a bird hovering over its young or a predator swooping down on its prey. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and the verb ἵπταμαι (hiptamai), meaning 'to fly'.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G2182 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 1:25
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΦΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΦΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ — to fall upon, to fly upon, to rush upon, to attack
- ἘΦΙΠΤΑΜΕΝΩΝ — of flying upon, of flying over, of swooping down upon, of rushing upon
- ΕΦΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ — to fly upon, to fall upon, to rush upon, to attack
- ΕΦΙΠΤΑΤΑΙ — flies upon, hovers over, alights upon, settles upon
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