ἐμφυσάω

emphysao

blow in

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 4
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Book II 2
Chapter 1 497b6–501b4

500b22

Chapter 11 503a15–503b28

503b3
Book IV 1
Chapter 1 523a31–525a29

524a17
Book VI 1
Chapter 3 561a4–562b2

561a19
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 1
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Chapter 7 470b6–27

470b20
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 6 668b33–669b12

669a27

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐμφυσάω, A. blow in, ἐς τὰς ῥῖνας Aret. CA 1.2, cf. POxy. 1088.37; αὐλητρὶς ἐνεφύσησε breathed into the flute, Ar. V. 1219; οἴνῳ ἐ. Hippiatr. 11. II. breathe upon, τινί, εἴς τινα, LXXJb. 4.21, Ez. 37.9, cf. Ev.Jo. 20.22. III. blow up, inflate, τὸ μὲν [τῆς τροφῆς] ἐμφυσᾶν, τὸ δὲ σαρκοῦν Arist. HA 603b30; ἐ. τὰς φλέβας Id. Pr. 881b14:—Pass., to be inflated or, generally, swollen, Hp. Coac. 154, Arist. HA 524a17, al.: metaph., τῇ κολακείᾳ ἐμφυσώμενος Clearch. 25.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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