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ἐμπνέω

ἐμπνέω, to blow

ἐμπνέω, poet. ἐμ-πνείω, fut. -πνεύσομαι E. Andr. 555; later -πνεύσω Aen.Gaz. Ep. 11:—
  • blow or breathe upon, c. dat., πόντῳ Hes. Op. 508; ἐμπνείοντε μεταφρένῳ, of horses so close behind as to breathe upon oneʼs back, Il. 17.502; of a lover, Hsch.; κατʼ οὖρον, ὥσπερ ἱστίοις, ἐμπνεύσομαι τῇδε E. l.c.; ἄνεμος ἐμπνεύσας δορί Id. Cyc. 19; [αὐλοῖς] ἐμπνεῖν breathe into, play the flute, AP 9.266 (Antip.): c. acc. cogn., χείλεσι μοῦσαν ἐ., of Pan, APl. 16.226 (Alc.):—Pass., ἐμπνεόμενα ὄργανα Poll. 4.67; πνεῦμα -πνεόμενον τῷ αὐλῷ S.E. P. 1.54.
      • 2 abs., breathe in, inhale, Hp. Flat. 4; but usu.,
        • b breathe, live, be alive, A. Ag. 671, Ar. Th. 926, Pl. Ap. 29d, etc.; τὰ ἐμπνέοντα, = ἔμψυχα, Call. Iamb. 1.127; ἐ. τᾷ τέχνᾳ AP 9.777 (Phil.); of one expiring, βλέποντα κἀμπνέοντʼ ἔτι S. Ph. 883; σμικρὸν ἐμπνέουσʼ ἔτι E. Alc. 205; βραχὺν δὴ βίοτον ἐμπνέων ἔτι Id. Hipp. 1246.
      • 3 c. gen., breathe of, be laden with, Ἀραβίης ὀδμῆς Perict. ap. Stob. 4.28.19; ἐ. ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου Act.Ap. 9.1.
    • II trans., blow into, ἄνεμος μέσον ἱστίον ἐ. swell the sail, h.Bacch. 33, cf. Pi. I. 2.40.
      • 2 breathe into, infuse into, μένος, θάρσος. τινί, Il. 20.110, Od. 9.381, al.; [Μοῦσαι] ἐνέπνευσαν δέ μοι αὐδήν Hes. Th. 31; πατρὶ . . πατρὸς ἐνέπνευσεν μένος Pi. O. 8.70: also c. inf. pro acc., φᾶρος ἐνέπνευσε φρεσὶν ὑφαίνειν breathed into my mind (i.e. inspired me with the thought) to weave it, Od. 19.138:— Pass., to be inspired, ὑπὸ θεοῦ Longin. 16.2; εἰς μαντικήν Plu. Def.orac. 2.421b.

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