πνέω
πνέω
Like other dissyl. Verbs in -έω, this Verb only contracts εε, εει
to blow, of wind and air, Od., Hdt., Attic; ἡ πνέουσα (sc. αὔρα) the breeze, NTest.
to breathe, send forth an odour, Od.:—c. gen. to breathe or smell of a thing, Anth.
of animals, to breathe hard, pant, gasp, Il., Aesch.
generally, to draw breath, breathe, and so to live, Hom.; οἱ πνέοντες οἱ ζῶντες, Soph.
metaph., c. acc. cogn. to breathe forth, breathe, μένεα πνείοντες breathing spirit, of warriors, Il.; so, πῦρ πν. Hes.; φόνον, κότον, Ἄρη Aesch.; so, πνέοντας δόρυ καὶ λόγχας Ar.; Ἀλφειὸν πνέων, of a swift runner, Ar.
μέγα πνεῖν to be of a high spirit, give oneself airs, Eur.; τόσονδʼ ἔπνευσας Eur.:—also, with a nom., as if it were the wind, μέγας πνέων Eur.; πολὺς ἔπνει καὶ λαμπρὸς ἦν Dem.
Headword (normalized):
πνέω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πνεω
Intro Text:
πνέω
Like other dissyl. Verbs in -έω, this Verb only contracts εε, εει
to blow, of wind and air, Od., Hdt., Attic; ἡ πνέουσα (sc. αὔρα) the breeze, NTest.
to breathe, send forth an odour, Od.:—c. gen. to breathe or smell of a thing, Anth.
of animals, to breathe hard, pant, gasp, Il., Aesch.
generally, to draw breath, breathe, and so to live, Hom.; οἱ πνέοντες οἱ ζῶντες, Soph.
metaph., c. acc. cogn. to breathe forth, breathe, μένεα πνείοντες breathing spirit, of warriors, Il.; so, πῦρ πν. Hes.; φόνον, κότον, Ἄρη Aesch.; so, πνέοντας δόρυ καὶ λόγχας Ar.; Ἀλφειὸν πνέων, of a swift runner, Ar.
μέγα πνεῖν to be of a high spirit, give oneself airs, Eur.; τόσονδʼ ἔπνευσας Eur.:—also, with a nom., as if it were the wind, μέγας πνέων Eur.; πολὺς ἔπνει καὶ λαμπρὸς ἦν Dem.
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"content": "πνέω\n Like other dissyl. Verbs in -έω, this Verb only contracts εε, εει\n to blow, of wind and air, Od., Hdt., Attic; ἡ πνέουσα (sc. αὔρα) the breeze, NTest.\n to breathe, send forth an odour, Od.:—c. gen. to breathe or smell of a thing, Anth.\n of animals, to breathe hard, pant, gasp, Il., Aesch.\n generally, to draw breath, breathe, and so to live, Hom.; οἱ πνέοντες οἱ ζῶντες, Soph.\n metaph., c. acc. cogn. to breathe forth, breathe, μένεα πνείοντες breathing spirit, of warriors, Il.; so, πῦρ πν. Hes.; φόνον, κότον, Ἄρη Aesch.; so, πνέοντας δόρυ καὶ λόγχας Ar.; Ἀλφειὸν πνέων, of a swift runner, Ar.\n μέγα πνεῖν to be of a high spirit, give oneself airs, Eur.; τόσονδʼ ἔπνευσας Eur.:—also, with a nom., as if it were the wind, μέγας πνέων Eur.; πολὺς ἔπνει καὶ λαμπρὸς ἦν Dem.",
"key": "pne/w"
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