Scaife ATLAS

πέτομαι πτάς as if from ἵπτημι to fly, of birds, bees, gnats, etc., Hom., etc.:—then, of arrows, stones, javelins, etc., Il.: also of any quick motion, to fly along, dart, rush, of men, Il., etc. metaph. to be on the wing, flutter, Lat. volitare, of uncertain hopes, Pind., Soph.; of fickle natures, Eur.; ὄρνις πετόμενος a bird ever on the wing, Ar.; πετόμενόν τινα διώκεις you are chasing a butterfly" Plat.

ShortDef

to fly

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Headword:

πέτομαι

Headword (normalized):

πέτομαι

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πετομαι

IDX:

26039

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26069

Key:

pe/tomai

Data

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