- πνέω
- πνέω, πνείω (πνέϝω), πνέει, πνείει, aor. subj. πνεύσῃ, mid. perf. 2 sing. πέπνῦσαι, inf. πεπνῦσθαι, part. πεπνῦμένος, plup. 2 sing. πέπνῦσο: (1) breathe, sometimes synonymous with live, Il. 17.447, Od. 18.131; of the wind and air, odors, Od. 4.446; fig., μένεα πνείοντες, ‘breathing might’; ἐν (adv.) δὲ θεὸς πνεύσῃ μένος ἀμφοτέροι[σ]ιν, ‘inspire,’ Il. 19.159.—(2) the perf. mid. comes to mean, be prudent, discreet, Il. 24.377, Od. 10.495; esp. freq. the part. πεπνῦμένος, sensible.
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό). 2010.