εἰσπνέω

eispneo

inhale

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 4
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Chapter 8 470b28–471a19

471a18
Chapter 10 471b30–472b5

472b3
Chapter 11 472b6–473a2

472b35
Chapter 25 479b8–16

479b14
Generation of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 2 781a14–781b29

781a31
Movement of Animals 1
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Chapter 4 699b12–700a25

700a25

Dictionary (LSJ)

εἰσπνέω, fut. -πνεύσομαι, A. inhale, opp.ἀναπνέω, ἐκπνέω, Arist. Resp. 472b3, Pr. 887b17. 2. c. acc., inhale, ἀέρα Hld. 2.35 ; εὐοσμίας Aristaenet. 1.3. II. breathe upon, με αὔρα τις εἰσέπνευσε Ar. Ra. 314 (Pass., ἀνέμῳ ἐσπνεῖσθαι Philostr. VA 2.8) ; τινί Ael. VH 3.12 (a Lacedaemonian phrase for inspire with love);ἐς τὴν ἀναπνοήν Aret. SA 1.7.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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