ἄπτερος
ἄπτερος,
ον,
A). without wings, unwinged, Hom. only in
Od., and always in phrase
τῇ δ’ ἄπτερος ἔπλετο μῦθος the speech was to her
without wings, remained unuttered, opp.
ἔπεα πτερόεντα, 17.57 ;
ἄ. φάτις unspoken rumour,
A. Ag. 278 ;
ἄπτερα πωτήματα wingless flight,
Id. Eu. 250 ;
ἄ δρόμος, of the Trojan horse, v.l. in
Tryph. 85 .
III). (ἀ-, = smˆ-) ἄ. τάχος of great speed, Trag.Adesp. 429 ; cf. ἄπτερα· ἰσόπτερα, ταχέα, ἡδέα, Hsch. Adv. -ρως Lyc. 627 (ὁμοπτέρως, ταχέως, Sch.).
ShortDef
without wings, unwinged
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Headword (normalized):
ἄπτερος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
απτερος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-14552
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄπτερος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without wings, unwinged,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> only in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span></span>, and always in phrase <span class="foreign greek">τῇ δ’ ἄπτερος ἔπλετο μῦθος</span> the speech was to her <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without wings, remained unuttered,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἔπεα πτερόεντα,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.57/canonical-url/"> 17.57 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. φάτις</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unspoken</span> rumour, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:278" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:278/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 278 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄπτερα πωτήματα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wingless</span> flight, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:250" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:250/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 250 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄ δρόμος,</span> of the Trojan horse, v.l. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0647.tlg001.perseus-grc1:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0647.tlg001.perseus-grc1:85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tryph.</span> 85 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἄπτερα,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">πτερωτά,</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without wings,</span> of insects, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:523b:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg014:523b.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HA</span> 523b17 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἄπτερον, </span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:642b:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:642b.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 642b33 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unfeathered,</span> of Harpies, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 51 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἄνθρωπος ζῷον ἄ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg037:415a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg037:415a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Def.</span> 415a </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὄρνις</span>(i.e. the Chorus) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1095" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc1:1095/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IT</span> 1095 </a>(lyr.); of arrows, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.92 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of young birds, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unfledged, callow,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἄ. ὠδὶν τέκνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1039" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1039/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 1039 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:256d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:256d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 256d </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> (<span class="foreign greek">ἀ-,</span> = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">smˆ-</span>) <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. τάχος</span> of great speed, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Trag.Adesp.</span> 429 </span>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἄπτερα· ἰσόπτερα, ταχέα, ἡδέα,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> Adv. <span class="quote greek">-ρως</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 627 </span> (<span class="foreign greek">ὁμοπτέρως, ταχέως,</span> Sch.).</div> </div><br><br>'}