Fly

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

1petomaiG4072

"to fly" (the root of which is seen in pteron and pterux, "a wing," ptilon, "a feather," etc.), is confined to the Apocalypse, Rev 4:7, Rev 8:13, Rev 12:14, Rev 14:6, Rev 19:17. Some mss. have the verb petaomai, a frequentative form.