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ἀπνευστί

ἀπνευστί, to hold one’s breath

ἀπνευ-στί, Adv. of ἄπνευστος,
  • without breathing, ζῆν Arist. Pr. 898b24, Resp. 475a23; ἀ. ἔχειν hold oneʼs breath, Pl. Smp. 185d; without drawing breath, Hp. Int. 12; λόγους συνείρειν σαφῶς καὶ ἀ. D. 18.308 (-τεί), cf. Thphr. Char. 2.9; ἀ. ἕλκειν, ἐκπίνειν, Antiph. 74.14, Alex. 244.3; without breathing, i.e. lifeless, ἀ. κεῖσθαι Plu. QConv. 2.642d; φεύγειν ἀ. breathlessly, Porph. Chr. 49.

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