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ἐκπνέω

ekpneo

breathe out

Appears 35 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐκπνέω, Ep. ἐκ-πνείω Q.S. 1.349, impf. -είεσκον Id. 13.148 : fut. -πνεύσομαι or -οῦμαι:—A. breathe out or forth, κεραυνὸς ἐκπνέων φλόγα A. Pr. 361 ; ἐ. ἀράς τινι E. Ph. 876 ; ἐ. θυμόν Id. Ba. 620 : abs., Emp. 100.1, Pl. Phd. 112b, Arist. HA 492b6. 2. βίον ἐ. breathe oneʼs last, expire, A. Ag. 1493 (lyr.), E. Hel. 142 ; ἐ. ψυχήν Id. Or. 1163 ; alone, ὑφʼ οὗ φονέως ἄρʼ ἐξέπνευσας S. Aj. 1026 ; πρός τινος E. HF 886 (anap.) : abs., Id. Hyps.Fr. 60i38, Parth. 4.6 : metaph., lose power, Gp. 15.1.28; lose lustre, of pearls, PHolm. 10.18. 3. lose breath, of a runner, Arist. Rh. 1409a32. II. abs., cease blowing, become calm, [ὁ δῆμος] ἴσως ἂν ἐκπνεύσειε E. Or. 700 ; τὰ κατὰ τὸν πόλεμον ἐκπέπνευκε καὶ λελώφηκεν Sch.Ar. Pax 942. 2. blow out or outwards, of a wind, ἔσωθεν ἐ. Hdt. 7.36 ; ἐκ τοῦ κόλπου Th. 2.84, cf. 6.104 ; burst out, σμικροῦ νέφους..ἐκπνεύσας μέγας χειμών S. Aj. 1148 ; but simply, blow, of wind, Arist. Mete. 365a4, Pr. 947a31.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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