flap
From LSJ
τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
v. trans.
P. and V. κινεῖν, σείειν, V. σαλεύειν (Eur., Cycl. 434). Flap the wings: Ar. πτερυγίζειν (absol. ). V. intrans. P. and V. σείεσθαι. Wave to and fro: P. and V. αἰωρεῖσθαι. Make a noise: P. and V. ψοφεῖν. subs. Part of a dress hanging loose: P. πτέρυξ, ἡ (Xen.).
