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πτέρυξ

Third declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πτέρυξ πτέρυγος

Structure: πτερυγ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ptero/n

Sense

  1. wing
  2. (in the plural) feathers
  3. (in the plural) fins
  4. (poetic) flight
  5. Anything which resembles a wing: rudder, oar
  6. The flaps at the bottom of armour
  7. The edge of a sword or axe
  8. earlobe
  9. shoulder blade

Declension

Third declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἔσονται οἱ Χερουβὶμ ἐκτείνοντεσ τὰσ πτέρυγασ ἐπάνωθεν, συσκιάζοντεσ ἐν ταῖσ πτέρυξιν αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου, καὶ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν εἰσ ἄλληλα. εἰσ τὸ ἱλαστήριον ἔσονται τὰ πρόσωπα τῶν Χερουβίμ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 25:19)
  • σκιάζοντα ταῖσ πτέρυξιν αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τὸ ἱλαστήριον. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 38:8)
  • ὅτι τὰ Χερουβὶμ διαπεπετασμένα ταῖσ πτέρυξιν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον τῆσ κιβωτοῦ, καὶ περιεκάλυπτον τὰ Χερουβὶμ ἐπὶ τὴν κιβωτὸν καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἅγια αὐτῆσ ἐπάνωθεν, (Septuagint, Liber I Regum 8:7)
  • συστροφὴ πνεύματοσ σὺ εἶ ἐν ταῖσ πτέρυξιν αὐτῆσ, καὶ καταισχυνθήσονται ἐκ τῶν θυσιαστηρίων αὐτῶν. (Septuagint, Prophetia Osee 4:19)
  • καὶ ᾖρα τοὺσ ὀφθαλμούσ μου καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο γυναῖκεσ ἐκπορευόμεναι, καὶ πνεῦμα ἐν ταῖσ πτέρυξιν αὐτῶν, καὶ αὗται εἶχον πτέρυγασ ὡσ πτέρυγασ ἔποποσ. καὶ ἀνέλαβον τὸ μέτρον ἀναμέσον τῆσ γῆσ καὶ ἀναμέσον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. (Septuagint, Prophetia Zachariae 5:9)

Synonyms

  1. wing

  2. feathers

  3. fins

  4. flight

  5. The edge of a sword or axe

  6. shoulder blade

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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