- πετάννυμι
- to spread out
- to spread out sails or clothes, [8th/7th c.BC]; χεῖρε πετάσσας, of one swimming, [8th/7th c.BC]: metaph., θυμὸν πετάσαι to open one's heart, [8th/7th c.BC]:—;Pass., mostly in perf., to be spread on all sides , [8th/7th c.BC]: part. spread wide, opened wide , of folding doors, πύλαι πεπταμέναι [8th/7th c.BC]; πετάσθησαν [8th/7th c.BC] (ML)