ἐμπνέω
ἐμπνέω, poet.
ἐμ-πνείω, fut.
A). -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 one's back,
Il. 17.502 ; of a lover,
Hsch.;
κατ’ 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. 4.226 (
Alc.):— Pass.,
ἐμπνεόμενα ὄργανα Poll. 4.67 ;
πνεῦμα -πνεόμενον τῷ αὐλῷ S.E. P. 1.54 .
3). c. gen.,
breathe of, be laden with,
Ἀραβίης ὀδμῆς Perict. ap.
Stob. 4.28.19 ;
ἐ. ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου Act.Ap. 9.1 .
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. 2.421b .
ShortDef
to blow
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἐμπνέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
εμπνεω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-34430
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐμπνέω</span>, poet. <span class="orth greek">ἐμ-πνείω</span>, fut. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">-πνεύσομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:555" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:555/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 555 </a> ; later <span class="quote greek">-πνεύσω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4001.tlg002:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4001.tlg002:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aen.Gaz.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 11 </a> :—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">blow</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">breathe upon</span>, c. dat., <span class="quote greek">πόντῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:508" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:508/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 508 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐμπνείοντε μεταφρένῳ</span>, of horses so close behind as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to breathe upon</span> one\'s back, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:17:502" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:17.502/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 17.502 </a>; of a lover, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>; <span class="foreign greek">κατ’ οὖρον, ὥσπερ ἱστίοις, ἐμπνεύσομαι τῇδε</span> E.l.c.; <span class="quote greek">ἄνεμος ἐμπνεύσας δορί</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyc.</span> 19 </span> ;[<span class="foreign greek">αὐλοῖς</span>] <span class="foreign greek">ἐμπνεῖν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">breathe into, play</span> the flute, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.266 </span> (Antip.): c. acc. cogn., <span class="foreign greek">Χείλεσι μοῦσαν ἐ.</span>, of Pan, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APl.</span> 4.226 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span></span>):— Pass., <span class="quote greek">ἐμπνεόμενα ὄργανα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:4:67" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:4.67/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 4.67 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πνεῦμα -πνεόμενον τῷ αὐλῷ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg001:1:54" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg001:1.54/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 1.54 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> abs., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">breathe in, inhale</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg021:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg021:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Flat.</span> 4 </a>; but usu., </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">breathe, live, be alive</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:671" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:671/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 671 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:926" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg008.perseus-grc1:926/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 926 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:29d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg002.perseus-grc1:29d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ap.</span> 29d </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">τὰ ἐμπνέοντα,</span> = <span class="ref greek">ἔμψυχα</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1:127" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg001:1.127/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Iamb.</span> 1.127 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. τᾷ τέχνᾳ</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 9.777 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phil.</span></span>); of one expiring, <span class="quote greek">βλέποντα κἀμπνέοντ’ ἔτι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:883" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:883/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 883 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σμικρὸν ἐμπνέουσ’ ἔτι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:205" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:205/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 205 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">βραχὺν δὴ βίοτον ἐμπνέων ἔτι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1246" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1246/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 1246 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> c. gen., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">breathe of, be laden with</span>, <span class="quote greek">Ἀραβίης ὀδμῆς</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Perict.</span> </span> ap. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Stob.</span> 4.28.19 </span>; <span class="quote greek">ἐ. ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:9:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg005.perseus-grc1:9.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Act.Ap.</span> 9.1 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> trans., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">blow into</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἄνεμος μέσον ἱστίον ἐ</span>. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">swell</span> the sail, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg007.perseus-grc1:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg007.perseus-grc1:33/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Bacch.</span> 33 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2.40/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 2.40 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">breathe into, infuse into</span>, <span class="foreign greek">μένος, θάρσος. τινί</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:110" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.110/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.110 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:381" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.381/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.381 </a>, al.;[<span class="foreign greek">Μοῦσαι</span>] <span class="quote greek">ἐνέπνευσαν δέ μοι αὐδήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 31 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πατρὶ .. πατρὸς ἐνέπνευσεν μένος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:70" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.70/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 8.70 </a> : also c. inf. pro acc., <span class="foreign greek">φᾶρος ἐνέπνευσε φρεσὶν ὑφαίνειν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">breathed into</span> my mind (i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inspired</span> me <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with the thought</span>) to weave it, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:19:138" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:19.138/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 19.138 </a> :— Pass., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be inspired</span>, <span class="quote greek">ὑπὸ θεοῦ</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Longin.</span> 16.2 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">εἰς μαντικήν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.421b </span> .</div> </div><br><br>'}