V. metaph ., c. acc. cogn. to breathe forth, breathe, mevnea pneivonte" breathing spirit, of warriors, Il.; so, pu`r pn . Hes. ; fovnon, kovtonÆ [Arh Aesch .; so, pnevonta" dovru kai; lovgca" Ar .; jAlfeio;n pnevwn , of a swift runner, Id.
2. mevga pnei`n to be of a high spirit, give oneself airs, Eur .; tovsondÆ e[pneusa" Id.:—also, with a nom. , as if it were the wind, mevga" pnevwn Id.; polu;" e[pnei kai; lampro;" h\n Dem.
pnigeuv"
pniØgeuv" , evw", oJ , ( pnivgw ) an oven, heated by hot coals put inside it, like our brick ovens, Ar.
pnighrov"
pni<Eth>ghrov" , av, ovn , ( pnivgw ) choking, stifling, Ar.
pnigivzw
pni<Eth>givzw , = pnivgw , Anth.
pnigmov"
pnigmov" , oJ , ( pnivgw ) a choking or being choked, Xen.
pnigovei"
pniØgovei" , essa, en , = pnighrov" , Anth.
pni`go"
pni`go" , tov , ( pnivgw ) stifling heat, Ar ., Thuc.
pnivgw, PNI vGW, pnivgw
PNI vGW »i<Eth>1/4 , f. pnivxw : aor. I e[pnixa :— Pass. , f. pniØghvsomai : aor. I ejpnivcqhn , aor. 2 ejpnivghn »iØ1/4 : pf. pevpnigmai :— to choke, throttle, strangle, Plat .; proverb., o{tan to; u{dwr pnivgh/, tiv dei` ejpipivnein ; if water chokes, why should one drink more? Arist. :— Pass. to be choked, stifled, Ar .: to be drowned, Xen.
2.
metaph.
to vex, torment,
Luc.
II.
to cook in a close-covered vessel, to stew,
Hdt
.,
Ar.
Hence
pniktov"
pniktov"
pniktov" , hv, ovn , verb. Adj. strangled, N.T.
pnohv
pnohv , Ep. pnoihv , h`", hJ ; Dor. pnoav and pnoiav , a`" : ( pnevw ):— a blowing, blast, breeze, Hom .: a{ma pnoih`/" ajnevmoio along with, i.e. swift as, blasts of wind, Id.; meta; pnoih`/" ajnevmoio Id., etc. :— the blast of bellows, Thuc.
II.
of animals,
a breathing hard,
of horses, Il.,
Soph.
2.
generally,
breath,
e[mpnou" e[tÆ eijmi; kai; pnoa;" pnevw
Eur
.:
—metaph
.,
pnoih; JHfaivstoio
the breath
of Hephaestus, i.e.
flame,
Il.;
qeou` pnoai`sin ejmmanei`"
Eur.
III. a breathing odour, a vapour, exhalation, spodo;" propevmpei plouvtou pnoav" , of a burning city, Aesch.
IV. the breath of a wind-instrument, Pind. , Eur.
pnoihv
pnoihv , Ep. for pnohv .