ΠΤΕΡΟΦΥΕΙ, πτεροφυει
PTEROPHYEI, pterophyei
Sounds Like: pteh-roh-FYOO-ee
Translations: to grow wings, to acquire wings, to become winged
From the root: ΠΤΕΡΟΦΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'πτερόν' (wing) and 'φύω' (to grow or produce). It describes the process of developing or growing wings. It is used to indicate that something is acquiring the ability to fly or is transforming into a winged creature.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
Strong’s numbers: G4420 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5453 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 25:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΤΕΡΟΦΥΩ.
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.
- ΠΤΕΡΟΦΥΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will grow wings, they will sprout wings, they will put forth wings
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