πτερο-φόρος,ον,
A. feathered, winged, δέμας
A. Ag. 1147
(lyr.); θεαί
E. Or. 317
(lyr.);φῦλαthefeatheredtribes, Ar. Av. 1757 (lyr.): metaph.,π. Διὸς βέλοςthewingedbolt of Zeus, ib. 1714 .
II. under the Roman Emperors, asSubst.,courier, Plu. Oth. 4 ; cf. πτεροφόρας
11
.
III. πτεροφόρου, gen. sg. of this or the foreg. word, dub. sens. in PCair.Zen. 512
(iii B.C.).