Anth.
II.
feathered, winged,
Ar.
pterivsko" , oJ , Dim. of pterovn , Babr.
ptevrna, PTE vRNA, ptevrna
PTE vRNA , Ion. ptevrnh , hJ , the heel, Il.: the under part of the heel, Aesch.
II. a ham, Batr.
Pternogluvfo"
Pterno-gluvfo" »uØ1/4, oJ , ( gluvptw ) Ham-scraper, Batr.
Pternotrwvkth"
Pterno-trwvkth" , ou, oJ , ( trwvgw ) Ham-nibbler, Batr.
Pternofavgo"
Pterno-favgo" , oJ , ( fa±gei`n ) Ham-eater, Batr.
pterodovnhto"
ptero-dovnhto" , on , ( donevw ) moved by flapping wings: metaph. high-soaring, Ar.
pterovei"
pterovei" , essa, en : contr. forms pterou`ssa, pterou`nto", pterou`nta :— feathered, winged, oji>stoiv, ijoiv Il.; pevdila Hes ., etc.
2.
feather-like, light,
laishvia
Il.
3.
metaph
.,
e[pea pteroventa
winged
words,
Hom.
,
Hes.
; so,
pt. u{mno"
Pind
.; also,
fugh; pterovessa
Eur.
pterovn
pterovn , tov , ( ptevsqai ) mostly in pl. feathers, Od., Hdt. , etc. ; in sing. a feather, Ar.
2. = ptevrux , a birds wing, in pl. wings, Hom ., Aesch. ; Pallavdo" uJpo; pteroi`" o[nta" , metaph. from chickens under the hens wings, Aesch. :— tw`/ ptera; givgneto he got as it were wings, i.e. spirit, courage, Il.
3.
the wings
of a bat (
v.
ptivlon
II
),
Hdt.
II.
any winged creature,
as the Sphinx,
Eur.
; a beetle,
Ar.
2.
like
oijwnov"
,
Lat.
avis, an augury, omen
,
Pind
.,
Soph.
III.
anything like wings:
as
1.
a ships wings,
i.e.
oars
(
cf.
pterovw
),
ejretmav, tav te ptera; nhusi; pevlontai
Od.;
nho;" pterav
Hes
.,
Eur.
:—hence birds are said
pteroi`" ejrevssein
,
Eur.
2.
ajevqlwn pterav
, i.e.
the wings
of victory, which lift the Poet to heaven,
Pind.
3.
a feathered arrow,
Eur.
4.
tou` pwvgwno" ta; pterav
the points
of the beard,
Luc.
5.
in Architecture, of
the rows of columns along the sides
of Greek temples,
v.
a[ptero"
.
pteropoivkilo"
ptero-poivkiØlo" , on , motley-feathered, Ar.
pterovpou"