A.“ἀμπνείεσκον” A.R.3.231: Ep. aor. imper. ἄμπνυε (v. infr.):—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” IG14.14 (Syrac.); ἀνέπνευσα ἐκ σέθεν by the help I recovered, S.OT1221: c. part., “ἀ. τειρόμενοι” Il. 16.42; “ἐς τεῖχος ἀλέντες” 21.534: abs., revive, X.An.4.1.22, D.18.195.
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.ND32.