πνοή
Etym. πνέω
I. "a blowing, blast, breeze", Hom.: ἅμα πνοιῇς ἀνέμοιο along with, i. e. swift as, "blasts" of wind, id=Hom.; μετὰ πνοιῇς ἀνέμοιο id=Hom., etc.:— "the blast" of bellows, Thuc.
II. of animals, "a breathing hard", of horses, Il., Soph.
2. generally, "breath", ἔμπνους ἔτ᾽ εἰμὶ καὶ πνοὰς πνέω Eur.:—metaph., πνοιὴ Ἡφαίστοιο "the breath" of Hephaestus, i. e. "flame", Il.; θεοῦ πνοαῖσιν ἐμμανεῖς Eur.
III. "a breathing odour, a vapour, exhalation", σποδὸς προπέμπει πλούτου πνοάς, of a burning city, Aesch.
IV. "the breath" of a wind-instrument, Pind., Eur.