ἄπτερος,ον,
A. without wings, unwinged,
Hom. only in Od. , and always in phraseτῇ δ' ἄπτερος ἔπλετο μῦθοςthe speech was to herwithout wings, remained unuttered,opp.ἔπεα πτερόεντα,
17.57 ;ἄ. φάτις unspokenrumour, A. Ag. 278 ;ἄπτερα πωτήματα winglessflight, Id. Eu. 250 ;ἄ δρόμος,of the Trojan horse,v.l. in
Tryph. 85 .
2. ἄπτερα,opp.πτερωτά, without wings,of insects, Arist. HA 523b17 ;ἄπτερον,τό,
Id. PA 642b33 .
II. unfeathered,of Harpies, A. Eu. 51 ; ἄνθρωπος ζῷον ἄ.
Pl. Def. 415a
;ὄρνις(i.e. the Chorus) E. IT 1095 (lyr.); of arrows, Hdt. 7.92 .
2. of young birds,unfledged, callow,
ἄ. ὠδὶν τέκνων
E. HF 1039
, cf. Pl. Phdr. 256d .