διαμετρέω
ἐν οἰκίᾳ τυφλῶν καὶ ὁ νυκτάλωψ ὀξυδερκής → even the day-blind is sharp-eyed in a blind house | among the blind, the one-eyed man is king
English (LSJ)
A measure through, measure out or off, χῶρον δ. measure lists for combat, Il.3.315; survey, χώραν OGI502.12 (Aezani): abs., μετρῶν καὶ δ. καὶ λογιζόμενος D.Chr.40.7:—Med., Plb.6.41.3, Max. Tyr.6.3:—Pass., ἡμέρα διαμεμετρημένη measured by the clepsydra, D.19.120, Arist.Ath.67.3. 2 measure out in portions, distribute, μεδίμνους δ. τισὶ τῆς καθεστηκυίας τιμῆς D.34.39; οὐδὲν δ. τοῖς στρατιώταις give out no rations, X.An.7.1.40, cf. 41, etc.:—Med., divide amongst themselves, Orac. ap. Hdt.1.66, X.Cyr.7.5.9; receive as one's share, D.34.37:—Med. in act. sense, Call.Ap.55, Dian. 36. 3 Med., δ. τὸν βίον die, Procop.Aed.3.1. 4 measure with the eye, scan, Nonn.D.5.306, al. 5 pass over, traverse, Ὑδάσπην ib.23.149, cf. 22.42. II Astron., δ. φάεσιν φάος ἀντικέλευθον to be in opposition, Man.4.74, cf. 296, Gal.19.557: c. acc., to be diametrically opposite to, τὸν ἥλιον Cleom.1.11: abs., ibid., Simp.inCael.480.6; ὁκόταν ὁ χειμὼν διαμετρέῃ τῷ κατὰ λόγον Hp. Ep.19 (Hermes 53.70).
