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

  • ἀλλ’ ἔτι τισ καὶ ἐμεῖο θεῶν ὑπερέσχεθε χεῖρα, ὅσ μοι τοιόνδ’ ἧκεν ὁδοιπόρον ἀντιβολῆσαι αἴσιον, οἱο͂σ δὴ σὺ δέμασ καὶ εἶδοσ ἀγητόσ, πέπνυσαί τε νόῳ, μακάρων δ’ ἔξεσσι τοκήων. (Homer, Iliad, Book 24 36:3)

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

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