πτέρυξ
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.
Headword (normalized):
πτέρυξ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πτερυξ
Intro Text:
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.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n28675
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