ἐμπνέω

ἐμπνέω (also ἐν-) 1 aor. ptc. ἐμπνεύσαντα Wsd 15:11, 3 sg. opt. ἐμπνεύσαι (Ath. 9, 1); pf. pass. ptc. ἐμπεπνευσμένων (Just., A I, 36, 1) (s. πνέω; Hom. et al.; LXX; Kaibel 562, 9 [ἐς δʼ ὅσον ἐνπείει ‘as long as he draws breath’]; TestSol; TestJob 41:5; Philo; Jos., Bell. 5, 458, Ant. 12, 256; Just., A I, 36, 1; Ath. 9, 1) gener. in lit. in ref. to blowing or breathing.

① to emit breath, breathe (Kaibel above) fig. in the idiom ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου he breathed murderous threats Ac 9:1 (B-D-F §174; for its use w. gen. cp. Perictione in Stob. 4, 28, 19 Ἀραβίης ὀδμῆς ἐμπνέοντα; Josh 10:40. Cp. Chion, Ep. 3, 3 Ἄρεος πνέω=breathe the lust of war; Theocr. 22, 82 the two opponents φόνον ἀλλήλοισι πνέοντες).

② to give another a share in one’s breath and thus have influence, inspire (Hes., Theogony 31 the Muses ἐνέπνευσαν δέ μʼ ἀοιδὴν θέσπιν, ἵνα κτλ.; Plut., Mor. 421b; PGM 2, 84) of prophets ἐνπνεόμενοι ὑπὸ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ IMg 8:2 (cp. TestJob 41:5 Ἐλίους ἐμπνευσθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σατανᾷ; Περὶ ὕψους 16:2 ἐμπνευσθεὶς ὑπὸ θεοῦ; Lucian, Phal. 2, 12 of the Pythia: ἐμπνεῖται; schol. on Apollon. Rhod. 4, 1381f: the poet ἐμπέπνευσται by the Muses; Just., A I, 36, 1 προφητῶν … ἐμπεπνευσμένων; Ath. 9, 1 ὡς εἰ καὶ αὐλητὴς αὐλὸν ἐμπνεύσαι).—DELG s.v. πλέκω. M-M. TW.