Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πτερόπους

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: πτερόπους

Structure: πτεροποδ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. wing-footed

Examples

  • ἁ κεφαλὰ γὰρ μανύει τρανῶσ Πᾶνα τὸν αἰγόκερων, στέρνα δὲ καὶ νηδὺσ Ἡρακλέα, λοιπὰ δὲ μηρῶν καὶ κνήμησ Ἑρμῆσ ὁ πτερόπουσ ἔλαχεν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 2342)

Synonyms

  1. wing-footed

Similar forms

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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