Scaife ATLAS

πτέρυξ πτέρυξ, ῠγος, πτερόν the wing of a bird, Il.; in pl. wings, Hom., etc. a winged creature, a bird, Anth. anything like a wing, the flap or skirt of a coat of armour, Xen.; also of the Doric χιτών, Ar. the broad edge of a knife or spear, Plut. anything that covers or protects like wings, πτ. πέπλων Eur.; Εὐβοίης πτέρυξ, i. e. Aulis, Eur. metaph., πτέρυγες γόων the wings, i. e. the flight or flow, of grief, Soph.; πτ. Πιερίδων Pind.

ShortDef

the wing

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Headword:

πτέρυξ

Headword (normalized):

πτέρυξ

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πτερυξ

IDX:

28642

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28675

Key:

pte/ruc

Data

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