ἄπτερος

apteros

without wings, unwinged

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 17 1
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1757
Book 19 1
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1929
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21386
Book 22 1
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22398

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.).

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