The corpus record

εἰσπνέω

eispneo

inhale, inhale, breathe upon

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Where it lives

De Respiratione 4 · 6.59/10k

What it meant

εἰσπνέω · eispneō — LSJ

inhale

inhale, opp. ἀναπνέω, ἐκπνέω, Arist. Resp. 472b3, Pr. 887b17.

2 inhale

c. acc., inhale, ἀέρα Hld. 2.35 ; εὐοσμίας Aristaenet. 1.3.

II breathe upon, inspire with love

breathe upon, με αὔρα τις εἰσέπνευσε Ar. Ra. 314 (Pass., ἀνέμῳ ἐσπνεῖσθαι Philostr. VA 2.8) ; τινί Ael. VH 3.12 (a Lacedaemonian phrase for inspire with love); ἐς τὴν ἀναπνοήν Aret. SA 1.7.

In the wild

εἰσπνέουσι · eispneousi Aristotle, De Respiratione (DIORISIS sentence 181)
εἰσπνεῖν · eispnein Aristotle, De Respiratione (DIORISIS sentence 18)
εἰσπνεύσαντας · eispneusantas Aristotle, De Respiratione (DIORISIS sentence 42)
εἰσπνεόμενον · eispneomenon Aristotle, De Respiratione (DIORISIS sentence 52)

Where it came from

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