assign

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

P. and V. νέμειν, προσνέμειν, Ar. and P. διανέμειν, P. ἀπονέμειν, ἐπινέμειν, κατανέμειν.

assign by lot: P. and V. κληροῦν, P. ἐπικληροῦν; see under lot.

appoint: P. and V. τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.

everywhere through the domain consecrated lands have been assigned me: V. πανταχοῦ δέ μοι χθονὸς τεμένη δέδασται (Euripides, Hercules Furens 1328).