ΠΤΕΡΥΓ, πτερυγ
PTERYG, pteryg
Sounds Like: pter-OOG
Translations: wing, a wing, feather, a feather, skirt, a skirt, border, a border, edge, an edge
From the root: ΠΤΕΡΥΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a wing, such as that of a bird, or a feather. It can also metaphorically refer to the edge or border of a garment, often translated as 'skirt' or 'hem'. In some contexts, it symbolizes protection or shelter, like a bird sheltering its young under its wings.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4420 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΤΕΡΥΞ.
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.
- ΠΤΕΡ — wing, a wing, feather, a feather
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΑ — wing, a wing, feather, an edge, a border, a skirt
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΑΙΣ — to wings, to a wing, to a feather, to a fin, to a border, to a fringe, to a skirt
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΑΣ — wings, a wing
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΕΣ — wings, a wing
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΙΑ — fins, wings, a wing, a fin, a border, a pinnacle
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΙΟΝ — wing, a wing, skirt, a skirt, border, a border, edge, an edge, pinnacle, a pinnacle
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΙΩΝ — of wings, of a wing, of a fringe, of a border, of a pinnacle
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΟΣ — of a wing, of a feather, of a fin, of a skirt, of a border
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓΩΝ — of wings, of a wing, of a feather
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞ — wing, a wing, skirt, a skirt, edge, an edge
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞΙ — wings, a wing, feathers, a feather, borders, a border, corners, a corner
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞΙΝ — wings, of wings, a wing
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