to fly
Petomai describes flying or being in flight, of a woman, an angel, birds, and an eagle in Revelation.
The attested forms describe being in flight: a woman flies to the wilderness, an angel and an eagle are seen flying in midair, birds are addressed while flying there, and a living creature is compared with a flying eagle.
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Being in flight · dominant
Present middle participles describe an angel and an eagle seen in midair in Revelation 14:6 and Revelation 8:13; the APB renders both clauses with “flying in midair.” The same participial use identifies birds in Revelation 19:17 and a living creature likened to an eagle in Revelation 4:7, while the present middle subjunctive in Revelation 12:14 occurs in the purpose clause for the woman to go to her wilderness place; the APB renders “she might fly.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the forms with “fly,” “flying,” or “flying in midair.” These renderings confirm the flight setting of the clauses rather than establish a separate nuance for each form.