What does πέτομαι (pétomai) mean in the Bible?
πέτομαι (pétomai) is a Greek word meaning "to fly".
Greek · G4072
πέτομαι
To fly
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πέτομαιG4072
Pronunciationpétomai
What does πέτομαι (pétomai) mean in the Bible?
πέτομαι (pétomai) is a Greek word meaning "to fly".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4072?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include flying (3), fly (1), in flight (1).
Where does πέτομαι (pétomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Revelation 4:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itflying3×Revelation 8:13, Revelation 14:6, Revelation 19:17
fly1×Revelation 12:14
in flight1×Revelation 4:7
Show sample aligned rows
Revelation 4:7πετομένῳtoin flightVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine SingularRevelation 8:13πετομένουtoflyingVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularRevelation 12:14πέτηταιtoflyVerb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularRevelation 14:6πετόμενονtoflyingVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularRevelation 19:17πετομένοιςtoflyingVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRevelation 4:7
Aligned rows5
Books represented1
Revelation5
Source forms
πέτηται1xpetētaiRevelation 12:14
πετομένοις1xpetomenoisRevelation 19:17
πετόμενον1xpetomenonRevelation 14:6
πετομένου1xpetomenouRevelation 8:13
πετομένῳ1xpetomenōRevelation 4:7
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 14:6
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular1xRevelation 4:7
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural1xRevelation 19:17
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular1xRevelation 8:13
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xRevelation 12:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to fly
Source Gloss
to fly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Revelation 4:7Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Dative Singular Masculine
πετωμένῳ.petwmenw
I fly
Read verseRevelation 8:13Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
πετωμένουpetwmenou
I fly
Read verseRevelation 12:14Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Subjunctive
πέτηταιpethtai
I fly
Read verseRevelation 14:6Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
πετώμενονpetwmenon
I fly
Read verseRevelation 19:17Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Dative Plural Neuter
πετωμένοιςpetwmenoiv
I fly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present5
Voice
middle5
Mood
participle4subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
πέτομαι is a primary verb - no further derivation.