ΠΕΤΗΤΑΙ, πετηται
PETĒTAI, petētai
Sounds Like: PEH-tee-tai
Translations: may fly, might fly, flies
From the root: ΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means 'to fly' or 'to be able to fly'. It is used to describe the action of moving through the air with wings, like a bird or an eagle. In the provided context, it often appears after 'ἵνα' (hina), indicating purpose, meaning 'in order that it may fly'.
Inflection: 3rd Person, Singular, Present, Subjunctive, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G4072 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Revelation — 12:14
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 22:203
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Revelation — 12:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΔΙΙΠΤΑΤΟ — flew through, flew away, flew apart
- ἘΠΕΤΑΝΤΟ — they flew, they were flying
- ΕΙΣΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ — to fly into, to fly in
- ΕΚΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ — to fly out, to fly away
- ΕΠΕΤΑΝΤΟ — they were flying, they flew, they were soaring, they soared
- ΕΠΕΤΑΤΟ — he was flying, she was flying, it was flying, he was soaring, she was soaring, it was soaring
- ΕΠΕΤΟΝΤΟ — they were flying, they flew
- ΠΕΤΑΙ — flies, is flying, is borne, is carried, is falling, falls
- ΠΕΤΑΜΕΝΟΙ — flown, flying, having flown, winged, those who have flown, those who are flying
- ΠΕΤΑΣΘΑΙ — to fly, to be flying, to spread out, to be spread out
- ΠΕΤΑΣΘΗΣΟΜΑΙ — I will fly, I will be flown, I will be carried through the air
- ΠΕΤΑΣΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will fly, they will soar
- ΠΕΤΑΤΑΙ — flies, is flying
- ΠΕΤΕ — fly, be flying, flee, escape
- ΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ — to fly, to rush, to soar
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝ — flying, to fly, a flying one
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΑ — flying, that which flies, things that fly, a flying thing
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΙ — flying, those flying, a flying one
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) flying, (to) those flying, (to) that which flies
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΝ — flying, a flying thing, that which flies
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΣ — flying, a flying one, one who flies
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΥ — of flying, of one flying, of a flying one
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΩ — flying, to a flying, for a flying
- ΠΕΤΟΝΤΑΙ — they fly
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