ἘΦΙΠΤΑΝΤΑΙ, ἐφιπτανται
EPHIPTANTAI, ephiptantai
Sounds Like: eh-FIP-tan-tai
Translations: fly upon, fly over, alight upon, settle on
From the root: ΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and the verb ἵπταμαι (hiptamai), meaning 'to fly'. Therefore, it means 'to fly upon' or 'to alight upon'. It describes the action of something flying and then landing or settling on a surface or person.
Inflection: Present, Indicative, Middle/Passive, Third Person, Plural
Strong’s number: G2177 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Letter of Jeremiah — 1:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΠΤΑΜΑΙ.
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- ΙΠΤΑΤΑΙ — flies, is flying, soars
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