Bible Dictionary: Flying

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fly.

2. (v. i.) Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.

Greek

4072. petomai -- to fly
... Definition: I fly. Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to fly NASB Word
Usage fly (2), flying (3). flying. Or prolongation petaomai ...
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4071. peteinon -- winged
... bird, fowl. Neuter of a derivative of petomai; a flying animal, ie Bird --
bird, fowl. see GREEK petomai. (peteina) -- 11 Occurrences. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5775. oph -- flying creatures
... 5774b, 5775. oph. 5776 . flying creatures. Transliteration: oph Phonetic Spelling:
(ofe) Short Definition: birds. ... bird, that flieth, flying, fowl. ...
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5774a. uph -- to fly
... 5774, 5774a. uph. 5774b . to fly. Transliteration: uph Short Definition:
flying. Word Origin a prim. root Definition to fly NASB ...
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3671. kanaph -- wing, extremity
... wingspan (1). bird, border, corner, end, feathered, flying, one another,
overspreading,. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically ...
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5133. notsah -- plumage
... Or notsah {no-tsaw'}; feminine active participle of natsah in the sense of flying;
a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumage -- feather(-s ...
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Library

Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying
... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Advent 62. Wake, awake, for night is flying. PM [229]Sleepers,
Wake: ... Tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1858. Wake, awake, for night is flying: ...
/.../advent 62 wake awake for.htm

Concerning Reptiles and Flying Creatures (Ver. 20), --The ...
... Book XIII. Chapter XX."Concerning Reptiles and Flying Creatures (Ver.
20),"The Sacrament of Baptism Being Regarded. 26. Let ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xx concerning reptiles and flying.htm

Why God Has Blessed Men, Fishes, Flying Creatures, and not Herbs ...
... Book XIII. Chapter XXIV."Why God Has Blessed Men, Fishes, Flying Creatures,
and Not Herbs and the Other Animals (Ver. 28). 35. ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xxiv why god has blessed.htm

Isaiah was Sent by the Spirit, and Accordingly the Same Spirit was ...
... about Him, each one had six wings, and with two they were covering His face, and
with two they were covering His feet, and with two they were flying; and they ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xxi isaiah was sent.htm

Three Pictures of one Reality
... 'As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also He
will deliver it; and passing over He will preserve it'"Isaiah 31:5. ...
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The Word Success Can of Course be Used in Two Senses. ...
... It is one thing to say that Smith's flying machine is a failure, and quite another
to say that Smith has failed to make a flying machine. ...
/.../chesterton/whats wrong with the world/chapter 37 the word success.htm

The Manichæan Fictions About Things Good and Evil are not ...
... of fire, another of smoke; to the animals born in each of these elements,"serpents
in the darkness, swimming creatures in the waters, flying creatures in the ...
/.../chapter 9 name manichaean fictions.htm

Of the Figures and Limbs of Animals.
... is also a third class, in which those former limbs are neither feet nor hands; but
wings, which, having feathers arranged in order, supply the use of flying. ...
/.../lactantius/on the workmanship of god/chap v of the figures and.htm

Now Suppose that While You were Writing This, as You Tell us You ...
... it, you will then stir up against him as you complain that they now do by your letters
of admonition, your vehement attestations, and satellites flying in all ...
/.../21 now suppose that while.htm

From the Fourth Chapter.
... living creature was like to a lion, and the second was like to a calf, and the third
had a face like to a man, and the fourth was like to a flying eagle; and ...
/.../commentary on the apocolypse of the blessed john/from the fourth chapter.htm

Thesaurus

Flying (22 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Flying (22 Occurrences). ... Revelation 8:13 I saw, and I heard
an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! ...
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Teeming (18 Occurrences)
... NAS). Leviticus 11:20 Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going
on four -- an abomination it 'is' to you. (YLT). Leviticus ...
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Wing (18 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of flying. ... 4.
(n.) One of the large pectoral fins of the flying fishes. ...
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Flight (325 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act or flying; a passing through the air
by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. ...
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Midair (4 Occurrences)
... Revelation 8:13 And I saw, and I heard one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven,
saying with a great voice, 'Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from ...
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Midheaven (3 Occurrences)
... Revelation 8:13 And I saw, and I heard one messenger, flying in the mid-heaven,
saying with a great voice, 'Wo, wo, wo, to those dwelling upon the land from ...
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Eagle (27 Occurrences)
... The young ones still and slowly followed, apparently flying better as they mounted;
and they continued this sublime exercise, always rising till they became ...
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Viper (8 Occurrences)
... all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's
root shall come forth a viper, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. ...
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Flitting (1 Occurrence)
... & vb. n.) of Flit. 2. (n.) A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering. 3.
(n.) A removal from one habitation to another. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Mid (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Mid (3 Occurrences). Revelation 8:13 I saw, and I heard
an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! ...
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Bible Concordance

Flying (22 Occurrences)

Revelation 4:7 The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 8:13 I saw, and I heard an eagle, flying in mid heaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe! Woe! Woe for those who dwell on the earth, because of the other voices of the trumpets of the three angels, who are yet to sound!"
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Revelation 14:6 I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.
(WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 19:17 And I saw one messenger standing in the sun, and he cried, a great voice, saying to all the birds that are flying in mid-heaven, 'Come and be gathered together to the supper of the great God,
(YLT NIV)

Genesis 8:7 and he sent forth a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.
(See NIV)

Leviticus 11:20 "'All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.
(WEB YLT NIV)

Leviticus 11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
(KJV WBS YLT)

Leviticus 11:23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Deuteronomy 14:19 and every teeming thing which is flying, unclean it 'is' to you; they are not eaten;
(YLT NIV)

Psalms 78:27 He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.
(See NIV)

Psalms 148:10 wild animals and all livestock; small creatures and flying birds;
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 23:5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
(See RSV)

Proverbs 26:2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 6:2 Above Him stood the seraphim; each one had six wings: with twain he covered his face and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 14:29 Don't rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent's root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 30:6 The burden of the animals of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to an unprofitable people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 31:5 As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
(KJV WBS YLT NAS)

Isaiah 60:8 Who are these that come flying as a cloud, and as doves to their dove-cotes?
(DBY)

Daniel 9:21 whilst I was yet speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
(DBY)

Habakkuk 3:11 The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.
(See NIV)

Zechariah 5:1 Then again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, a flying scroll.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Zechariah 5:2 He said to me, "What do you see?" I answered, "I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its breadth ten cubits."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Flying

Related Terms

Teeming (18 Occurrences)

Wing (18 Occurrences)

Flight (325 Occurrences)

Midair (4 Occurrences)

Midheaven (3 Occurrences)

Eagle (27 Occurrences)

Viper (8 Occurrences)

Flitting (1 Occurrence)

Mid (3 Occurrences)