ΠΕΤΑΙ, πεται
PETAI, petai
Sounds Like: PEH-tai
Translations: flies, is flying, is borne, is carried, is falling, falls
From the root: ΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to fly' or 'to be carried through the air'. It can also mean 'to fall' or 'to rush'. In the middle or passive voice, it often describes something being borne or carried, or an action happening to the subject, such as falling or flying. It is used to describe movement through the air, whether by an animal, an object, or even a person in a figurative sense.
Inflection: 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense, Indicative Mood, Middle or Passive Voice
Strong’s number: G4072 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 13:299
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ΔΙΙΠΤΑΤΟ — flew through, flew away, flew apart
- ἘΠΕΤΑΝΤΟ — they flew, they were flying
- ΕΙΣΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ — to fly into, to fly in
- ΕΚΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ — to fly out, to fly away
- ΕΠΕΤΑΝΤΟ — they were flying, they flew, they were soaring, they soared
- ΕΠΕΤΑΤΟ — he was flying, she was flying, it was flying, he was soaring, she was soaring, it was soaring
- ΕΠΕΤΟΝΤΟ — they were flying, they flew
- ΠΕΤΑΜΕΝΟΙ — flown, flying, having flown, winged, those who have flown, those who are flying
- ΠΕΤΑΣΘΑΙ — to fly, to be flying, to spread out, to be spread out
- ΠΕΤΑΣΘΗΣΟΜΑΙ — I will fly, I will be flown, I will be carried through the air
- ΠΕΤΑΣΘΗΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will fly, they will soar
- ΠΕΤΑΤΑΙ — flies, is flying
- ΠΕΤΕ — fly, be flying, flee, escape
- ΠΕΤΗΤΑΙ — may fly, might fly, flies
- ΠΕΤΟΜΑΙ — to fly, to rush, to soar
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝ — flying, to fly, a flying one
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΑ — flying, that which flies, things that fly, a flying thing
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΙ — flying, those flying, a flying one
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) flying, (to) those flying, (to) that which flies
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΝ — flying, a flying thing, that which flies
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΣ — flying, a flying one, one who flies
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΟΥ — of flying, of one flying, of a flying one
- ΠΕΤΟΜΕΝΩ — flying, to a flying, for a flying
- ΠΕΤΟΝΤΑΙ — they fly
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