ΠΤΕΡΥΓΑΣ, πτερυγας
PTERYGAS, pterygas
Sounds Like: pter-OO-gahs
Translations: wings, a wing
From the root: ΠΤΕΡΥΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a wing, typically of a bird or an angel. It can also metaphorically refer to a protective covering or shelter, similar to how a bird's wings protect its young. It is used in contexts describing flight, protection, or a part of a building that projects like a wing.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4420 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 54:7, 90:4, 138:9
- Ecclesiastes — 10:20
- Job — 39:26
- Jeremiah — 30:16
- Zechariah — 5:9
- Matthew — 23:37
- Luke — 13:34
- Revelation — 4:8
Pseudo-Baruch
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 25:19
- Deuteronomy — 32:11
- Ruth — 2:12
- 1 Kings — 6:26, 8:6
- 2 Chronicles — 5:8
- Psalms — 54:7, 90:4, 138:9
- Odes — 2:11
- Ecclesiastes — 10:20
- Job — 39:26
- Jeremiah — 29:23
- Ezekiel — 7:2, 10:16, 10:19, 11:22, 16:8, 29:4
- Zechariah — 5:9
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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
- 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
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞ — wing, a wing, skirt, a skirt, edge, an edge
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞΙ — wings, a wing, feathers, a feather, borders, a border, corners, a corner
- ΠΤΕΡΥΞΙΝ — wings, of wings, a wing
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