take breath,
ἀναπνέω, Ep.
impf.
A.
ἀμπνείεσκον
A.R. 3.231
: Ep.
aor.imper.ἄμπνυε(v. infr.):—take breath,
στῆθι καὶ ἄμπνυε
Il. 22.222
: more commonly c. gen.,enjoy a respite, recover from,
ἀνέπνευσαν κακότητος
11.382
; ὥς κε . . ἀναπνεύσωσι πόνοιο
15.235
; τῆς νόσου
S. Aj. 274
; ἀ. ἐκ τῆς ναυηγίης
Hdt. 8.12
; ἐκ καμάτων
IG 14.14
(Syrac.);ἀνέπνευσα ἐκ σέθενby the help Irecovered,
S. OT 1221 : c.part., ἀ. τειρόμενοι
Il. 16.42
; ἐς τεῖχος ἀλέντες
21.534
: abs.,revive,
X. An. 4.1.22 , D. 18.195 .
2.
πυρεῖα ἀ. revive, burn up again,
Thphr. HP 5.9.6
.
II. draw breath,
ἀ. πάντα καὶ ἐκπνεῖ
Emp. 100
, cf. Pl. Phd. 112b , etc.; ἀ. πυκνά
Hp. Mul. 2.203
;gather breathbefore a race, Pi. N. 8.19 : metaph.,ἀ. οὐχ ἅπαντες ἐπὶ ἴσαib. 7.5 .
2. c. acc.,draw breath from, inhale,
τὴν οἰκείαν ἀρχήν
Dam. Pr. 8
:— Pass. , τὸν ἀναπνεόμενον ἀέρα
Corn. ND 32
.
III. breathe forth, send forth,c. acc. cogn., ἀμπνεῦσαι καπνόν
Pi. O. 8.36
; πυρὸς σέλας ἀμπνείεσκον
A.R. 3.231
;ἀ. ὑάκινθον breathehyacinth, Pherecr. 131.2 : abs.,exhale an odour,
Thphr. Od. 69 : impers., ἡδὺ ἀναπνεῖ τῶν φυτῶν
Philostr. Her.Prooem. 2
: metaph., ἀ. χρησμούς
Id. VS 1.18.3
.
2. of vapour, ἀϋτμὴ ἀ. μυχοῖο
A.R. 2.737
IV. causal,ἀ. τὸν ἵππον breathethe horse, Hld. 8.14 .
