ΠΤΕΡΥΣΣΟΜΕΝΩΝ, πτερυσσομενων
PTERYSSOMENŌN, pteryssomenōn
Sounds Like: pter-Y-so-MEH-non
Translations: of flapping, of flying, of fluttering
From the root: ΠΤΕΡΥΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present participle derived from the verb 'πτερύσσω', meaning 'to flap the wings', 'to fly', or 'to flutter'. As a participle, it describes an ongoing action and functions like an adjective or adverb, often translated as 'flapping', 'flying', or 'fluttering'. In this genitive plural form, it describes the action of multiple entities.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Genitive, Plural
Strong’s number: G4428 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Ezekiel — 3:13
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.
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞΕΙΝ — to fly, to cause to fly, to flutter, to flap wings
- ΠΤΕΡΥΣΣΟΜΕΝΑΙ — flapping, fluttering, flying
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