ἀμπνέω

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ἔκστασίς τίς ἐστιν ἐν τῇ γενέσει τὸ παρὰ φύσιν τοῦ κατὰ φύσιν → what is contrary to nature is any developmental aberration from what is in accord with nature (Aristotle, On the Heavens 286a19)

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ἀμπνέω
   a breathe out, upwards, met. ἦν ὅτι νιν (= Τροίαν) πεπρωμένον λαβρὸν ἀμπνεῦσαι καπνόν (O. 8.36) ὁ παγκρατὴς κεραυνὸς ἀμπνέων πῦρ Δ. 2. 15.
   b abs., take breath, a breathing space ἵσταμαι δὴ ποσσὶ κούφοις, ἀμπνέων τε πρίν τι φάμεν (ἐπιλαμβάνεται ἑαυτοῦ ὁ Πίνδαρος. Σ.) (N. 8.19)
   c abs., breathe, have life ἀναπνέομεν δ' οὐχ ἅπαντες ἐπὶ ἴσα (N. 7.5)