πνευματόω
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
English (LSJ)
A turn into vapour, Arist.Pr.965b39,962a8:—Pass., become wind, evaporate, Id.Cael.305b14, GA737a11,al., Thphr.Vent. 40. 2 Pass., to be filled with wind, Epicur.Ep.2pp.44,47 U. b effervesce, Gal.16.569,661; ferment, Id.7.549. 3 abs., cause flatulence, Dsc.1.106. II blow up, inflate, Anaxipp.1.47:—Pass., ἀσκὸς πεπνευματωμένος Hierocl.p.13A.; esp. to be flatulent, Gal.7.215, UP4.9. III Pass., to be filled with the breath of life, PMag.Leid. W.12.32.
German (Pape)
[Seite 640] in Wind verwandeln, Plut.; pass., Arist. gen. an. 2, 3; – aufblasen, aufblähen, Anthipp. bei Ath. IX, 404 e, ἵνα διεγείρας πνευματῶ τὸν ἀέρα.
