verb
petemō
Greekπέτομαι (petomai)
Strong’sG4072
I fly
stem pet-5 times in the New Testament5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πέτομαι,
[in LXX chiefly for עוּף;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4072 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpet'-om-ahee
to fly
Frommiddle voice of a primary verb;
King Jamesfly(-ing).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| peteteiōπέτηται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | fly | 1× |
| peterōtonπετόμενον | happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculine | flying | 1× |
| peterōtouπετομένου | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine | flying | 1× |
| peterōtoπετομένῳ | happening now · to, forpresent middle participle dative singular masculine | flying | 1× |
| peterōteiπετομένοις | happening now · to, forpresent middle participle dative plural neuter | fly | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | petemō | peteme | petemi | petema | petemē | petemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | petesō | petese | petesi | petesa | petesē | peteselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | petetō | petete | peteti | peteta | petetē | petetelē |
| we 1st person plural | petenō | petene | peteni | petena | petenē | petenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | petevō | peteve | petevi | peteva | petevē | petevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | petelō | petele | peteli | petela | petelē | petelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | petemeiō | petemeia | petemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | peteseiō | peteseia | peteseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peteteiō1×πέτηται | peteteia | peteteiē |
| we 1st person plural | peteneiō | peteneia | peteneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | peteveiō | peteveia | peteveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | peteleiō | peteleia | peteleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | petesōr | petesar | petesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | petetōr | petetar | petetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | petevōr | petevar | petevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | petelōr | petelar | petelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | petemoiō | petemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | petesoiō | petesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | petetoiō | petetoia |
| we 1st person plural | petenoiō | petenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | petevoiō | petevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | peteloiō | peteloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | peterō | peteri | petera | peterē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | peterōtos4× | peteritos | peteratos | peterētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
pet is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
peteteiō“fly”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Revelation 12:14“fly”kai dōila ta gunaika tais duo pteruxais tou aetou tou megou, hina peteteiō eis tan erēman eis ton topon autau, hopou trefitō ekei kairon kai kairoin kai hēmisuem kairou apo prosōpeu tou ofiou.But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
peterōton“flying”happening now · objectpresent middle participle accusative singular masculine1×
Revelation 14:6“flying”Kai horama allon angelon peterōton en mesouranēme, echarōton euangeliem aiōniem euangelizara epi toin katherōtoin epi tau gēau kai epi pantem ethnem kai fulan kai glōssan kai laon,Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth — to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
peterōtou“flying”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive singular masculine1×
Revelation 8:13“flying”Kai horama, kai akouama henou aetou peterōtou en mesouranēme legarōtou fōna mega; Ouai ouai ouai toin katoikarōtoin epi tau gēau ek taiu loipaiu fōnaiu tau salpinxau toiu treis angeloiu toiu mellarōtoiu salpizarō.And as I observed, I heard an eagle flying overhead, calling 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!”
peterōto“flying”happening now · to, forpresent middle participle dative singular masculine1×
Revelation 4:7“flying”kai tem zōem tem prōtem homoiem leōno, kai tem deuterem zōem homoiem moscho, kai tem tritem zōem echarōtos tem prosōpem hōs anthrōpou, kai tem tetartem zōem homoiem aeto peterōto;The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
peterōtei“fly”happening now · to, forpresent middle participle dative plural neuter1×
Revelation 19:17“fly”Kai horama henon angelon histanarēton en to hēlio, kai krazata fōna mega legarōtos pantei tei ornithei tei peterōtei en mesouranēme; Deute sunagivar eis tem deipnem tem megem tou theou,Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,