ἐμπνέω,
poetry ἐμ-πνείω,
future -πνεύσομαι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; later
-πνεύσω [
Refs 5th c.AD+]:—
blow or
breathe upon, with
dative, πόντῳ [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐμπνείοντε μεταφρένῳ, of horses so close behind as
to breathe upon one's back, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a lover, [
Refs 5th c.AD+]; κατ᾽ οὖρον, ὥσπερ ἱστίοις, ἐμπνεύσομαι τῇδε E.[same place]; ἄνεμος ἐμπνεύσας δορί [
Refs]; [αὐλοῖς] ἐμπνεῖν
breathe into, play the flute, [
Refs 7th c.BC+]:—
passive, ἐμπνεόμενα ὄργανα [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
2)
absolutely,
breathe in, inhale, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; but usually,
2.b)
breathe, live, be alive, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἐμπνέοντα, ={ἔμψυχα}, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of one expiring, βλέποντα κἀμπνέοντ᾽ ἔτι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3) with
genitive,
breathe of, be laden with, Ἀραβίης ὀδμῆς [
NT+5th c.AD+]
II)
transitive,
blow into, ἄνεμος μέσον ἱστίον ἐ.
swell the sail, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2)
breathe into, infuse into, μένος, θάρσος. τινί, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; [Μοῦσαι] ἐνέπνευσαν δέ μοι αὐδήν [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
infinitive pro
accusative, φᾶρος ἐνέπνευσε φρεσὶν ὑφαίνειν
breathed into my mind (i.e.
inspired me
with the thought) to weave it, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:—
passive,
to be inspired, ὑπὸ θεοῦ [
Refs 1st c.AD+]