πτερύγιον, πτερυγίου, τό (diminutive of πτέρυξ, which see), the Sept. for λΘΜπΘσ; 1. a wing, little wing. 2. any pointed extremity (of the fins of fish, ρΗπΐτΔΜιψ, Lev_11:9-12; Deu_14:9-10; Aristotle, Theophrastus; of a part of the dress hanging down in the form of a wing, Rth_3:9; 1Sa_24:5; (Num_15:38); Pollux 7, 14, 62): τό πτερύγιον τοῦ ναοῦ and τοῦ ἱεροῦ, the top of the temple at Jerusalem, Hegesippus (circa ) quoted in Eusebius, h. e. 2, 23, 11; τοῦ ἱεροῦ, Mat_4:5; Luk_4:9; some understand this of the top or apex of the sanctuary (τοῦ ναοῦ), others of the top of Solomon's porch, and others of the top of the Royal Portico; this last Josephus (Antiquities 15, 11, 5) says was of such great height ὡς εἰ ἀπ' ἄκρου τοῦ ταύτης τέγους ἄμφω συντιθεις τά βάθη διοπτευοι σκοτοδινιαν, οὐκ ἐξικνουμενης τῆς ὄψεως εἰς ἀμέτρητον τόν βυθόν; (cf. Recovery of Jerusalem, especially chapter v.).

πτερύγιον pterygion 2x a little wing; the extremity, the extreme point of a thing; a pinnacle, or apex of a building, Mat_4:5 ; Luk_4:9

πτερύγιον , -ου , -τό (dimin. of πτέρυξ ), [in LXX chiefly for H3671 ;] 1. a little wing. 2. Anything like a wing, as a turret, battlement: τ . ἱεροῦ , Mat_4:5 , Luk_4:9 .†

πτερύγιον [page 558] a little wing, hence gable, pinnacle ( Mat_4:5 , Luk_4:9 ) For πτερυγοειδῶς , in the form of a wing, in the technical language of magic, see Deissmann LAE p. 453 n. .1

πτερύγιον [Etym: Dim. of πτέρυξ, Arist. ] "the wing" of a building, "a turret or pinnacle", NTest.

πτερύγιον, -ου, -τό (dimin. of πτέρυξ), [in LXX chiefly for כָּנָף ;] __1. a little wing. __2. Anything like a wing, as a turret, battlement: τ. ἱεροῦ, Mat.4:5, Luk.4:9.† (AS)