ἐκπνεῖν
From LSJ
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also ἐκπνέω): breathe out
Lexicon Thucydideum
spirare ex (de vento), to blow from (of wind), 2.84.2, [depravati codd. corrupted manuscripts ἐκπνεύσειν] 6.104.2.