ἄπτερος
ἄπτερος, without wings, unwinged
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ἄπτερον masculine accusative singular, feminine accusative singular, neuter nominative singular, neuter vocative singular, neuter accusative singular of ἄπτερος
- without wings, unwinged, Hom. only in Od., and always in phrase τῇ δʼ 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.
- 2 ἄπτερα, opp. πτερωτά, without wings, of insects, Arist. HA 523b17; ἄπτερον, τό, Id. PA 642b33.
- II unfeathered, of Harpies, A. Eu. 51; ἄνθρωπος ζῷον ἄ. Pl. Def. 415a; ὄρνις (i.e. the Chorus) E. IT 1095 (lyr.); of arrows, Hdt. 7.92.
- 2 of young birds, unfledged, callow, ἄ. ὠδὶν τέκνων E. HF 1039, cf. Pl. Phdr. 256d.
- III (ἀ-, = sṃ-) ἄ. τάχος of great speed, Trag.Adesp. 429; cf. ἄπτερα· ἰσόπτερα, ταχέα, ἡδέα, Hsch. Adv. -ρως Lyc. 627 (ὁμοπτέρως, ταχέως, Sch.).
I
1 carente de alas
Πελ(ε)ιάδες
εἴθ' ἐπὶ σοὶ νῦν ἄπτερος εἰσῄειν Ὕπνος ἐπὶ βλεφάροις
εἰ μὲν ἱκάνεις ἄ. ἄλλος Ἔρως
• de pájaros jóvenes, E.HF 1039,
ἀπτέροις πωτήμασι
con vuelo sin alasὄρνις
• de insectos áptero Arist.HA 523b17, PA 642b33
• gener. Plot.3.9.16.
2 al que se le han quitado las alas
κανθαρίδες
3 fig. de palabras que no vuela de ahí
τῇ δ' ἄπτερος ἔπλετο μῦθος
se le cortó la voz, no pudo hablarἄπτερος φάτις
un rumor de corto vuelo, falso
II que no tiene plumas de las Harpías, A.Eu.51, de flechas, Hdt.7.92, del alma, Pl.Phdr.256d,
ἄνθρωπος ζῶον ἄπτερον
•De ἀ- < n̥ y πτερόν q.u.
1 alado, grande
ἄ. τάχος
velocidad aladaἰσόπτερα, ταχέα, ἡδέα, tb. αἰφνίδιος
2 adv. -ως velozmente
ἀ. ... παλιμπόρευτον ἵζονται βάσιν
•C. ἀ- intensiva, quizá c. mala interpretación de Homero, etc.
1. ongevleugeld:
2. zonder veren:
• Adv ., Lycophr. 627.
[ἀ-1 + πτερόν. Wingless.]
Hence, that does not take to itself wings: τῇ δʼ ἀ. ἔπλετο μῦθος (she heard in silence) Od. 17.57 = Od. 19.29 = Od. 21.386 = Od. 22.398.
- Iwithout wings, unwinged, in phrase τῆι δʼ ἄπτερος ἔπλετο μῦθος the speech was to her without wings, i. e. did not fly away, sank into her heart, Od.; ἄπτερα πωτήματα wingless flight, Aesch.
- IIunfeathered, of the Harpies, Aesch.; of arrows, Hdt.
- 2of young birds, unfledged, callow, Eur.:—metaph., φάτις ἄπτ. an unfledged, i. e. unconfirmed, report, Aesch.