Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πτηνός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πτηνός πτηνή πτηνόν

Structure: πτην (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pth=nai

Sense

  1. feathered, winged
  2. winged creatures, fowls, birds, of winged game
  3. fleeting

Examples

  • σὲ δ’ ὅταν πληγὴ Διὸσ ἢ ζαμενὴσ λόγοσ ἐκ Δαναῶν κακόθρουσ ἐπιβῇ, μέγαν ὄκνον ἔχω καὶ πεφόβημαι πτηνῆσ ὡσ ὄμμα πελείασ. (Sophocles, Ajax, episode, anapests2)

Synonyms

  1. feathered

  2. winged creatures

  3. fleeting

Related

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

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