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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

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P. and V. [[πτέρυξ]], ἡ, [[πτερόν]], τό.
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πτέρυξ]], ἡ, [[πτερόν]], τό.


<b class="b2">Wing of an army</b>: P. and V. [[κέρας]], τό.
[[wing of an army]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κέρας]], τό.


<b class="b2">Post on the wings</b>: P. ἐκ πλαγίου τάσσειν (Thuc. <b class="b2">7, 6</b>).
[[post on the wings]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἐκ πλαγίου τάσσειν]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 7, 6).


<b class="b2">Wings</b> (<b class="b2">on the stage</b>): P. παρασκήνια, τά (Dem. 520).
[[wings]] ([[on the stage]]): [[prose|P.]] [[παρασκήνια]], τά ([[Demosthenes|Dem.]] 520).


<b class="b2">Flap the wings</b>, v.: Ar. πτερυγίζειν (absol.).
[[flap the wings]], v.: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[πτερυγίζειν]] (absol.).


<b class="b2">Furnish with wings</b>, v. trans.: Ar. and P. πτεροῦν (Plat.).
[[furnish with wings]], '''verb transitive''': [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[πτεροῦν]] ([[Plato]]).


<b class="b2">Grow wings</b>, v. intrans.: P. πτεροφυεῖν (Plat.).
[[grow wings]], '''verb intransitive''': [[prose|P.]] [[πτεροφυεῖν]] ([[Plato]]).


<b class="b2">Take wing</b>: see [[fly away]].
[[take wing]]: see [[fly away]].


<b class="b2">Now have past blessings taken wing and flown</b>: V. καὶ νῦν ἐκεῖνα μὲν θανόντʼ ἀνέπτατο (Eur., ''H. F.'' 69).
[[now have past blessings taken wing and flown]]: [[verse|V.]] [[καὶ νῦν ἐκεῖνα μὲν θανόντ' ἀνέπτατο]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Hercules Furens]]'' 69).


<b class="b2">I renounce my quarrel with you, let it take wing and go</b>: V. [[μεθίημι]] [[νεῖκος]] τὸ σὸν· ἴτω δʼ ὑπόπτερον (Eur., ''Hel.'' 1236).
[[I renounce my quarrel with you]], [[let it take wing and go]]: [[verse|V.]] [[μεθίημι νεῖκος τὸ σὸν]]· [[ἴτω δ' ὑπόπτερον]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Helen]]'' 1236).


'''v. trans.'''
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<b class="b2">Furnish with wings</b>: Ar. and P. πτεροῦν.
[[furnish with wings]]: [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[πτεροῦν]].


<b class="b2">Wing one's flight</b>: use P. and V. πέτεσθαι; see [[fly]].
[[wing one's flight]]: use [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πέτεσθαι]]; see [[fly]].
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