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1 Breath
subs.Of wind: see Wind.Hold one's breath, v.: P. ἀπνευστὶ ἔχειν (Plat.).We are silent, holding our breath: V. σιγῶμεν ἐγκάψαντες αἰθέρα γνάθοις (Eur., Cycl. 629).In a breath ( without taking breath): use adv., P. ἀπνευστί.Be out of breath, v.: V. φυσιᾶν, ἀσθμαίνειν.Pant: P. and V. φυσᾶν.Recover breath: V. πνεῦμα ἀθροίζειν, P. ἐξαναπνεῖν.Short of breath, adj.: V. δύσπνους.Shortness of breath: P. δύσπνοια, ἡ (Xen.), P. and V. ἆσθμα, τά.The restlessness which is the breath of Philip's life: P. ἡ φιλοπραγμοσύνη ᾗ χρῆται καὶ συζῇ Φίλιππος (Dem. 13).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Breath
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