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ἐπιπνέω

ἐπιπνέω, to breathe upon, to blow freshly upon

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ἐπιπνέοντα present active participle neuter nominative plural, present active participle neuter vocative plural, present active participle neuter accusative plural, present active participle masculine accusative singular of ἐπιπνέω

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ἐπιπνέω, Ep. ἐπι-πνείω (as always in Hom., cf. Call. Del. 318, A.R. 3.937),
  • breathe upon, blow freshly upon, περὶ δὲ πνοιὴ . . ζώγρει ἐπιπνείουσα Il. 5.698; τινί on one, Ar. V. 265; blow fairly for, νηῦς . ., ᾗ . . οὖρος ἐπιπνείῃσιν ὄπισθεν Od. 4.357: abs., εἰς ὅ κε . . ἐπιπνεύσωσιν ἀῆται 9.139; ἄνεμος . . ἥδιστος ἐπέπνει Plu. Sert. 17, etc.
      • 2 blow furiously upon, τινί Hdt. 3.26: metaph., μαινόμενος δʼ ἐπιπνεῖ . . Ἄρης A. Th. 343 (lyr.), cf. S. Ant. 136 (lyr.).
      • 3 c. acc., blow over, θάλασσαν Hes. Th. 872; ἀγρούς Luc. Charid. 1.
      • 4 c. acc. cogn., blow forth, πυρὸς σέλας A.R. 3.1327.
      • 5 blow afterwards, Arist. Pr. 945b1.
      • 6 blow against, of one wind against another, Thphr. Vent. 53.
    • II metaph.,
      • 1 excite, inflame against, Ἀργείοις Σπαρτῶν γένναν E. Ph. 794 (lyr.); στρατὸν αἵματι to slaughter, ib. 789 (lyr.).
      • 2 inspire into, grant, Μουσῶν προφῆται ἐπιπεπνευκότες ἡμῖν τὸ γέρας Pl. Phdr. 262d; ὄλβον Orph. H. 84.8.
      • 3 favour, λαμπρᾶς ἐπιπνεούσης τῆς τύχης, metaph. from the wind, Plb. 11.19.5: c. acc., of love, A.R. 3.937, Nonn. D. 3.121: abs., Plu. Amat. 2.759f.
    • III Pass., to be inspired, ὑπό τινος Longin. 13.2; πρὸς αὐτῶν τῶν Μουσῶν Jul. Or. 2.78b.

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