4072. petomai

Lexicon

petomai: To fly

Original Word: πέτομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: petomai
Pronunciation: peh'-toh-my
Phonetic Spelling: (pet'-om-ahee)
Definition: To fly
Meaning: I fly.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

flying.

Or prolongation petaomai (pet-ah'-om-ahee), or contracted ptaomai (ptah'-om-ahee) middle voice of a primary verb; to fly -- fly(-ing).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. verb
Definition
to fly
NASB Translation
fly (2), flying (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4072: πετάομαι

πετάομαι, πετωμαι; a doubtful later Greek form for the earlier πέτομαι (see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 581; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. ii, p. 271f; cf. Winers Grammar, 88 (84); (Buttmann, 65 (58); Veitch, under the word)); to fly: in the N. T. found only in present participle, πετωμενος, Rec. in Revelation 4:7; Revelation 8:13; Revelation 14:6; Revelation 19:17, where since Griesbach πετόμενος has been restored.

STRONGS NT 4072: πέτομαιπέτομαι; (from Homer down); the Sept. for עוּף; to fly: Revelation 4:7; Revelation 8:13; Revelation 12:14; Revelation 14:6; Revelation 19:17; see πετάομαι.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primary verb

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H5774 עוּף (ʿuwph): To fly, to soar
• H3671 כָּנָף (kanaph): Wing, extremity, used metaphorically for flying

These Hebrew terms share a similar semantic field with πέτομαι, often used in the Old Testament to describe the action of flying or the wings of birds, and by extension, the movement of divine beings or the execution of God's will.

Usage: The verb πέτομαι is used in the New Testament to describe the action of flying, often in a metaphorical or visionary context.

Context: The Greek verb πέτομαι appears in the New Testament in contexts that often involve visions or symbolic imagery. It is used to describe the action of flying, which can be literal or metaphorical, depending on the context. The concept of flying in the biblical text often conveys ideas of swiftness, freedom, or divine intervention.

In Revelation 8:13 (BSB), the term is used in a visionary context: "And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying in midair, calling out in a loud voice: 'Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the remaining three angels!'" Here, the flying eagle serves as a herald of impending judgment, emphasizing the swiftness and inevitability of the events to come.

The imagery of flying is also present in other apocalyptic literature, where it often symbolizes the movement of divine messengers or the rapid unfolding of God's plans. The use of πέτομαι in these contexts underscores the transcendence and otherworldliness of the visions being described.

The verb πέτομαι, while not frequently used in the New Testament, carries significant theological weight in the passages where it appears, contributing to the vivid and dramatic imagery characteristic of apocalyptic literature.

Forms and Transliterations

επέταντο έπτη πέτανται πετάσθαι πετασθήσονται πετάται πετηται πέτηται πετόμενα πετομενοις πετομένοις πετομενον πετόμενον πετόμενος πετομενου πετομένου πετομενω πετομένῳ πετομένων πέτονται πετώμενοι πετωμένω petetai petētai pétetai pétētai petomeno petomenō petoménoi petoménōi petomenois petoménois petomenon petómenon petomenou petoménou

Englishman's Concordance

Revelation 4:7 V-PPM/P-DMS
GRK: ὅμοιον ἀετῷ πετομένῳ
NAS: creature [was] like a flying eagle.
KJV: beast [was] like a flying eagle.
INT: like eagle a flying

Revelation 8:13 V-PPM/P-GMS
GRK: ἑνὸς ἀετοῦ πετομένου ἐν μεσουρανήματι
NAS: an eagle flying in midheaven,
KJV: angel flying through
INT: one eagle flying in mid-heaven

Revelation 12:14 V-PSM/P-3S
GRK: μεγάλου ἵνα πέτηται εἰς τὴν
NAS: so that she could fly into the wilderness
KJV: that she might fly into
INT: great that she might fly into the

Revelation 14:6 V-PPM/P-AMS
GRK: ἄλλον ἄγγελον πετόμενον ἐν μεσουρανήματι
NAS: angel flying in midheaven,
KJV: angel fly in
INT: another angel flying in mid-heaven

Revelation 19:17 V-PPM/P-DNP
GRK: ὀρνέοις τοῖς πετομένοις ἐν μεσουρανήματι
NAS: the birds which fly in midheaven,
KJV: the fowls that fly in
INT: birds which fly in mid-heaven

Strong's Greek 4072
5 Occurrences

πέτηται — 1 Occ.
πετομένῳ — 1 Occ.
πετομένοις — 1 Occ.
πετόμενον — 1 Occ.
πετομένου — 1 Occ.