Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

πέπνυμαι

-νυμι athematic Verb; 이상동사 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πέπνυμαι

Structure: πέπνυ (Stem) + μαι (Ending)

Etym.: old epic perf. pass. of pne/w, with pres. sense

Sense

  1. to have breath or soul, to be wise, discreet, prudent, sage, wise, sagacious

Examples

  • παιδὸσ γὰρ μῦθον πεπνυμένον ἔνθετο θυμῷ. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 1 32:2)
  • "Ἀτρεί̈δη, περὶ μέν σε βροτῶν πεπνυμένον εἶναι Νέστωρ φάσχ’ ὁ γέρων, ὅτ’ ἐπιμνησαίμεθα σεῖο οἷσιν ἐνὶ μεγάροισι, καὶ ἀλλήλουσ ἐρέοιμεν. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 4 22:1)
  • παιδὸσ γὰρ μῦθον πεπνυμένον ἔνθετο θυμῷ. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 21 44:2)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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