Verb · Probably akin to petannumi (to spread, and thus apparently allied to πέτομαι (G4072) through the idea of expansion, and to πτύω (G4429) through that of flattening, cf πατέω (G3961))
Probably akin to πετάννυμι petánnymi (to spread; and thus apparently allied to G4072 through the idea of expansion, and to 4429 through that of flattening; compare G3961); to fold, i.e. furl a scroll:—close.