A.breathe upon, blow freshly upon, “περὶ δὲ πνοιὴ . . ζώγρει ἐπιπνείουσα” Il.5.698; τινί on one, Ar.V.265; blow fairly for, νηῦς . . , ᾗ . . “οὖρος ἐπιπνείῃσιν ὄπισθεν” Od.4.357: abs., “εἰς ὅ κε . . ἐπιπνεύσωσιν ἀῆται” 9.139; “ἄνεμος . . ἥδιστος ἐπέπνει” Plu.Sert.17, etc.
2.. blow furiously upon, “τινί” Hdt.3.26: metaph., “μαινόμενος δ᾽ ἐπιπνεῖ . . Ἄρης” A.Th.343 (lyr.), cf. S.Ant.136 (lyr.).
5.. blow afterwards, Arist.Pr.945b1.
6.. blow against, of one wind against another, Thphr.Vent.53.
II.. metaph.,
1.. excite, inflame against, “Ἀργείοις Σπαρτῶν γένναν” E. Ph.794 (lyr.); στρατὸν αἵματι to slaughter, ib.789 (lyr.).
2.. inspire into, grant, “Μουσῶν προφῆται ἐπιπεπνευκότες ἡμῖν τὸ γέρας” Pl. Phdr.262d; “ὄλβον” Orph.H.84.8.
3.. favour, λαμπρᾶς ἐπιπνεούσης τῆς τύχης, metaph. from the wind, Plb.11.19.5: c.acc., of love, A.R.3.937, Nonn.D.3.121: abs., Plu.2.759f.