ἐπίπνοια

epipnoia

breathing upon, inspiration

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book V 2
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738c3
747e4
Book VII 1
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811c9
Cratylus 1
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399a1
Phaedrus 1
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265b3
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
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499c1
Timaeus 1
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71c4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπίπνοια, ἡ, A. breathing upon, inspiration, ἐ. πρᾳότητος Pl. Ti. 71c; ἐξ ἐπιπνοίας Διός A. Supp. 17 (anap.), cf. 43 (lyr.); θείαις ἐ. ib.577 (lyr.); οὐκ ἄνευ τινὸς ἐπιπνοίας θεῶν Pl. Lg. 811c, cf. Cra. 399a; μαντικὴν . . ἐπίπνοιαν Ἀπόλλωνος θέντες κτλ. Id. Phdr. 265b; ἐπιπνοίᾳ δαιμονίου ἐνθουσιάζειν Arist. EE 1214a24; ἐ. πρὸς τὸ καλὸν κατασχεθῆναι Plu. Agis 7. II. pl., winds blowing opposite ways, Thphr. Vent. 55.

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