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ἄπτερος

ἄπτερος, without wings, unwinged

ἄπτερος, ον,
  • 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.).

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