ἀσθμαίνω

asthmaino

breathe hard

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 6
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5585
Book 10 2
Chapter ?

10376
10496
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13399
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16826
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21182

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀσθμαίνω, A. breathe hard: used by Hom. in pres. part., panting, as after running, τὼ δʼ ἀσθμαίνοντε κιχήτην Il. 10.376; gasping for breath, of one dying, ὅ γʼ ἀσθμαίνων . . ἔκπεσε δίφρου 5.585, cf. 10.496, Pi. N. 3.48: pres. ind., Hp. Morb. 3.7, Arist. Pr. 905b33: impf., Luc. DMeretr. 5.4; οὐδὲν ἀσθμαίνων without an effort, A. Eu. 651; ἀ. τι pant for a thing, Hld. 4.3: c. acc. cogn., ἀ. πυρὸς δριμεῖαν ὁμοκλήν Opp. H. 4.14.

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