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ἀναπνοή

anapnoe

recovery of breath

Appears 73 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀναπνοή, poet. ἀμπν-, ἡ, A. recovery of breath, μόχθων ἀμπνοά rest from toils, Pi. O. 8.7, cf. E. IT 92, etc.; ἀμπνοὰν ἔστᾱσαν they recovered breath, took fresh courage, Pi. P. 4.199; ἀ. διδόναι, παρέχειν, E. Andr. 1137, Pl. Ti. 70d; λαμβάνειν Id. Phdr. 251e; ἀναπνοὴν ἔχει . . εἰπεῖν has breath enough to say, Men. 536.6. II. respiration, breathing, Pi. P. 3.57, Ar. Nu. 627, Pl. Ti. 33c, etc.; including εἰσπνοή and ἐκπνοή, Arist. Resp. 471a7; ἀμπνοὰς ἔχειν, = ἀναπνεῖν, breathe, live, S. Aj. 416; τὴν ἀ. ἀπολαβεῖν τινος strangle, Plu. Rom. 27; ὑπὸ τὴν ἀ. in a breath, Plb. 10.47.9. 2. = εἰσπνοή, inspiration, opp. ἐκπνοή, Pl. Ti. 78e, 79e, cf. Arist. Resp. 480b10. III. exhalation, Thphr. HP 6.2.4. IV. breathing organ, of the nose and mouth, D.S. 2.12, Luc. Nigr. 32. 2. air-hole, vent, Pl. Ti. 85a, 91b, Plu. Aem. 14.— Only sg. in Pi.; only pl. in Trag.

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