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|Full diacritics=κατανέμω
|Medium diacritics=κατανέμω
|Low diacritics=κατανέμω
|Capitals=ΚΑΤΑΝΕΜΩ
|Transliteration A=katanémō
|Transliteration B=katanemō
|Transliteration C=katanemo
|Beta Code=katane/mw
|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">distribute, allot</b>, freq. of pasture land, κ. Χώρην τισί <span class="bibl">Hdt. 2.109</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Isoc.3.28</span>; τὴν ὀργάδα <span class="bibl">D.H.1.79</span>, etc.; θέαν τινί <span class="bibl">D.18.28</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">distribute, divide into portions</b>, <b class="b3">δέκα&lt;Χα&gt; δὲ καὶ τοὺς δήμους κατένειμε ἐς τὰς φυλάς</b> <b class="b2">distributed</b> or <b class="b2">apportioned</b> them in ten groups among the tribes, <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.69</span>, cf. Decr. ap. <span class="bibl">D.59.104</span>: without Prep., τὸ στράτευμα κατένειμε δώδεκα μέρη <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>7.5.13</span>; <b class="b3">τὴν νῆσον δέκα μέρη κ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Criti.</span>113e</span>; of a single person, <b class="b3">κ. τινὰ εἰς τὴν τάξιν</b> <b class="b2">assign</b> him to his post, <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.155</span>:—Pass., δεῖ τὸ πλῆθος ἐν συσσιτίοις κατανενεμῆσθαι <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1331a20</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">graze</b>, τὰ πρόβατα τὰ -νενεμηκότα τὰ ἐκεῖ <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>885.6</span> (ii A.D.); <b class="b2">occupy grazing land</b>, PHib.1.52.3 (iii B.C.); of shepherds, <b class="b2">pasture</b>, [<b class="b3">πρόβατα</b>] <span class="bibl">Eust.212.39</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Med., <b class="b2">divide among themselves</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.2.17</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>547b</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> with aor. and pf. Pass., <b class="b2">occupy, overrun</b>, esp. with cattle, <b class="b2">feed</b> or <b class="b2">graze land</b>, τὴν Χώραν ἡμῶν -νενέμηνται <span class="bibl">Isoc.14.7</span>, cf. ib.20 (also in Act., <b class="b3">βοσκήμασι κ</b>. [<b class="b3">τὴν Χώραν</b>] Decr. ap. <span class="bibl">D.18.154</span>); γέρανοι -ενέμοντο Χώρην <span class="bibl">Babr. 26.1</span>: hence, <b class="b2">plunder, ravage</b>, πᾶσαν τὴν Λιβύην <span class="bibl">Ath.15.677e</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> metaph., of a plague, ἡ λοιμώδης φθορὰ -ενεμήθη τὴν ἀκμάζουσαν ἡλικίαν <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Per.</span>34</span>; <b class="b3">ἀλφὸς κ. τὸ σῶμα</b> <b class="b2">spreads over</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Art.</span>23</span>; so of fire, <b class="b2">spread</b>, εἰς τὰς πρώτας σκηνάς <span class="bibl">Plb.14.4.6</span>.</span>
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