πέτομαιpétomai
to fly: Revelation 4:7, Revelation 8:13, Revelation 12:14, Revelation 14:6, Revelation 19:17 (Rec.
Greek (New Testament) · G4072
Meanings
πετάομαι, see that word).
Same root
- καταπέτασμαkatapétasma · G2665something spread thoroughly, i.e. (specially) the door screen (to the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple
- ἐκπετάννυμιekpetánnymi · G1600to fly out, i.e. (by analogy) to extend
- πετεινόνpeteinón · G4071a flying animal, i.e. bird
- πίπτωpíptō · G4098to fall (literally or figuratively)
- πτέρυξptéryx · G4420a wing
- πτοέωptoéō · G4422to scare
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Revelation 4:7 The first of these living beings was like a lion; the second was like an ox; the third had a human face; and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
- Revelation 8:13 Then I looked, and I heard a single eagle crying loudly as it flew through the air, “Terror, terror, terror to all who belong to this world because of what will happen when the last three angels blow their trumpets.”
- Revelation 12:14 But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon for a time, times, and half a time.
- Revelation 14:6 And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the eternal Good News to proclaim to the people who belong to this world—to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
- Revelation 19:17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, shouting to the vultures flying high in the sky: “Come! Gather together for the great banquet God has prepared.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.