ἀναπνέω

anapneo

take breath

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Phaedo 2
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112b6
112b6
Timaeus 2
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91c5
91b3
Cratylus 1
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399e1
Euthydemus 1
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276c2
Laws 1
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Book VIII 1
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838d2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀναπνέω, Ep. impf. ἀμπνείεσκον A.R. 3.231: Ep. aor. imper. ἄμπνυε (v. infr.):—A. take breath, στῆθι καὶ ἄμπνυε Il. 22.222: more commonly c. gen., enjoy a respite, recover from, ἀνέπνευσαν κακότητος 11.382; ὥς κε . . ἀναπνεύσωσι πόνοιο 15.235; τῆς νόσου S. Aj. 274; ἀ. ἐκ τῆς ναυηγίης Hdt. 8.12; ἐκ καμάτων IG 14.14 (Syrac.); ἀνέπνευσα ἐκ σέθεν by the help I recovered, S. OT 1221: c. part., ἀ. τειρόμενοι Il. 16.42; ἐς τεῖχος ἀλέντες 21.534: abs., revive, X. An. 4.1.22, D. 18.195. 2. πυρεῖα ἀ. revive, burn up again, Thphr. HP 5.9.6. II. draw breath, ἀ. πάντα καὶ ἐκπνεῖ Emp. 100, cf. Pl. Phd. 112b, etc.; ἀ. πυκνά Hp. Mul. 2.203; gather breath before a race, Pi. N. 8.19: metaph., ἀ. οὐχ ἅπαντες ἐπὶ ἴσα ib.7.5. 2. c. acc., draw breath from, inhale, τὴν οἰκείαν ἀρχήν Dam. Pr. 8:—Pass., τὸν ἀναπνεόμενον ἀέρα Corn. ND 32. III. breathe forth, send forth, c. acc. cogn., ἀμπνεῦσαι καπνόν Pi. O. 8.36; πυρὸς σέλας ἀμπνείεσκον A.R. 3.231; ἀ. ὑάκινθον breathe hyacinth, Pherecr. 131.2: abs., exhale an odour, Thphr. Od. 69: impers., ἡδὺ ἀναπνεῖ τῶν φυτῶν Philostr. Her.Prooem. 2: metaph., ἀ. χρησμούς Id. VS 1.18.3. 2. of vapour, ἀϋτμὴ ἀ. μυχοῖο A.R. 2.737 IV. causal, ἀ. τὸν ἵππον breathe the horse, Hld. 8.14.

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