πέτομαι , aor. ἔπτατο, subj. πτῆται, part. πταμένη:
fly, of birds and insects; then often fig., of gods
and men running, horses, missiles, snow and hail, Il. 5.99, Il.
15.170; the oars ‘fly’ from the hands of
the rowers as they drop them, Od.
12.203; at death the life ‘flies’ from
the body, Il. 23.880, Il. 16.469.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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