ΠΤΕΡΥΞΕΙΝ, πτερυξειν
PTERYXEIN, pteryxein
Sounds Like: pter-Y-xeen
Translations: to fly, to cause to fly, to flutter, to flap wings
From the root: ΠΤΕΡΥΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is an infinitive form of the verb 'πτερύσσω' (pteryssō), meaning 'to fly' or 'to cause to fly'. It describes the action of moving through the air with wings, or causing something else to do so. It can also refer to the fluttering or flapping of wings.
Inflection: Aorist Active Infinitive
Strong’s number: G4428 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Zechariah — 5:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΤΕΡΥΣΣΩ.
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.
- ΠΤΕΡΥΣΣΟΜΕΝΑΙ — flapping, fluttering, flying
- ΠΤΕΡΥΣΣΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of flapping, of flying, of fluttering
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