ἔμβῐ-ος,ον,
A. having life, [ Ζηνὸς] ἐργαζομένου ἔμβια τὰ ὑπὸ τῷ αἰθέρι
Philostr. Her. 2.19
;tenacious of life, established, of trees which will bear transplanting, Thphr. CP 5.6.5 ; of cuttings, ib. 3.5.3 ( Comp. ); butεἰ σπέρμα ἔ. γένοιτοif the seed shouldgerminate, ib. 5.4.5 , cf. Antipho Soph. 15 ;τὸ ἔ. theirliving and growing, of trees, Ael. VH 13.1 .
2. ἡ ἔ. ὑγρότηςthe moisturenecessary to life, Thphr. CP 1.1.3 ; αἷμα ἔ. τῇ γῇ πινόμενον
Philostr. Im. 1.24
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II. lasting one's whole life, ἔ. τιμωρία
D.C. 78.12
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III. ἔ. γενέσθαι recover consciousnessafter a swoon, Longus 2.30 .