I.to fly about, Hom.; κεραυνοὶ ποτέοντο Hes.: simply = πέτομαι, to fly, Aesch., Eur.; τὰ ποτήμενα συλλαβεῖν, of vain pursuits, Theocr.:—perf. (with pres. sense), to be upon the wing, Hom.
II.metaph. to hover, Aesch.
2.to be on the wing, be fluttered, Eur., Ar.