ἄπτερος

apteros

without wings, unwinged

Appears 12 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book IV 4
Chapter 1 523a31–525a29

523b17
523b20
523b21

Chapter 8 532b29–535a26

534b19
Parts of Animals 4
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Book I 4
Chapter 3 642b21–644a11

642b24
642b33
643b2
643b20
Metaphysics 3
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Book Ζ 3
Chapter 12 1037b8–1038a35

1037b22
1037b33
1038a12
Posterior Analytics 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 5 91b12–92a5

92a1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄπτερος, ον, A. 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.).

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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