πτηνός, ή, όν,
Doric dialect πτανός, ά, όν; also ός, όν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: (πτῆναι, πέτομαι):—
flying, winged, Διὸς π. κύων, i.e. eagle, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὄρνις, οἰωνός, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ἔρως, ἵπποι, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also of arrows, π. ἰοί [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. φυγή, of birds, [
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2) τὰ π.
winged creatures, birds, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to τὰ πεζά, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to τὰ πεζά and τὰ πλωτά, [
Refs 4th c.BC+] the pursuit
of winged game, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ [θήρα] τῶν π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: of young birds,
fledged, [
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3)
swift-footed, παρδάλεις, κάμηλοι, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
II)
metaphorically, πτηνοὶ μῦθοι, Homer's ἔπεα πτερόεντα, [
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fleeting, idle words, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πτηνὰς διώκεις ἐλπίδας
fleeting hopes, [
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II.2) πτανὰ ἰσχύς
soaring, aspiring strength, [
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