Strong’s G4420 · Greek
πτέρυξ
ptéryx
Definition
a wing
Etymology
from a derivative of G4072 (πέτομαι) (meaning a feather);
Where the KJV renders it
- wing
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
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