ΠΤΕΡΥΞ, πτερυξ
PTERYX, pteryx
Sounds Like: PTER-ooks
Translations: wing, a wing, skirt, a skirt, 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 an angel. It can also metaphorically refer to the edge or border of something, like the skirt of a garment or the corner of a building. It is used to describe a protective covering or a place of refuge, similar to how a bird gathers its young under its wings.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4420 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 39:13
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, 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
- ΠΤΕΡΥΓ — wing, a wing, feather, a feather, skirt, a skirt, border, a border, edge, an edge
- 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
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞΙ — wings, a wing, feathers, a feather, borders, a border, corners, a corner
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞΙΝ — wings, of wings, a wing
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