Lexical Definition
πτέρυξ ptéryx (pter'-oox) wing G:N-F
from a derivative of πέτομαι (meaning a feather)
wing.
- a wing
Abbott-Smith
πτέρυξ, -υγος, ἡ (< πέτομαι), [in LXX chiefly for כָּנָף;]
a wing: of birds, Mt 23:37, Lk 13:34, Re 12:14; of creatures seen in a vision, Re 4:8 9:9.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 23:37 |
| Luke | 13:34 |
| Revelation | 4:8 · 9:9 · 12:14 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πτέρυξ
(πτερύξ [Refs 3rd c.BC+], ῠγος, ἡ: Epic dialect dative plural πτερύγεσσι: (πτερόν):—wing of a bird, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; λευκὴ πτεροῖσι, πλὴν.. ἄκρων τῶν πτερύγων white in its plumage, save.. the tips of the wings, of the ibis, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of Eros and Nike, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 'trying your wings', [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__2 winged creature, bird, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
__3 flight, augury, omen, ποίων (i.e. ὀρνίχων) οὐκ ἀγαθαὶ πτέρυγες [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II anything like a wing,
__II.1 in plural,= πτερύγια, fins of fish, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; flippers of seals, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of dolphins and whales, [Refs]; of the tortoise, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 plural, feathery foliage, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2.b ={ἄσπληνος}[Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.3 blade of the steering-paddle, [Refs]: hence, rudder, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑξήρετμοι π., of oars, [Refs]
__II.4 flap of a cuirass, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Doric dialect χιτών, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.5 broad edge of a knife or hunting-spear, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; beak of the sword-fish (variant{ῥύγχος}), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.6 lobe of the lungs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.7 point of a building, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.8 front frame of a torsion-engine, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.9 shoulder-blade, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.10 in plural, title of poem whose lines form a pattern like wings, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.11 plural, sails, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III anything that covers or protects like wings, π. πέπλων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κολπώδη πτέρυγ᾽ Εὐβοίας, i.e. Aulis, [Refs]; of a mountain, Λιβάνου πτέρυγες [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__III.2 fence, wall, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__IV metaphorically, πτέρυγες γόων the wings, i.e. the flight or flow, of grief, [Refs 5th c.BC+]