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   A νεμῶ S.Aj.513, (ἀπο-) Pl.Phlb.65b, later νεμήσω Longus 2.23: aor. ἔνειμα, Ep. νεῖμα Il.3.274: pf. νενέμηκα (δια-) X.Cyr.4.5.45:—Med., νέμομαι, fut. νεμοῦμαι Th.4.64, D.21.203; Ion. νεμέομαι (ἀνα-) Hdt.1.173; later νεμήσομαι D.H.8.71, Plu.Crass.14, etc.: aor. ἐνειμάμην Th.8.21, etc. (ἐνεμησάμην is f.l. in Clearch.10, Hp.Oss.18 (ὑπο-)):—Pass., fut. νεμηθήσομαι Plu.Agis14 (also νεμήσομαι in pass. sense (δια-) App.BC4.3): aor. ἐνεμήθην Pl.Lg.849c, D.36.38 (also in med. sense (κατ-) Plu.Per.34, Ath.15.677e): pf. νενέμημαι Pl.Prm. 144d, etc. (also in med. sense, D.47.35).—Hom. uses of the Act., only pres., impf., and aor.; of the Med., pres. and impf.    A deal out, dispense, freq. in Hom., esp. of meat and drink, μοίρας, κύπελλα, κρέα, μέθυ ν., Od.8.470, 10.357, Il.9.217, Od.7.179, cf. IG12.10.3, al.; οἱ γεωνόμοι νειμάντων τὴν γῆν ib.45.7: then generally, distribute, of the gods, Ζεὺς . . νέμει ὄλβον . . ἀνθρώποισιν Od.6.188; Ζεὺς τά τε καὶ τὰ νέμει Pi.I.5(4).52, cf. P.5.55; θεῶν τὰ ἴς α νεμόντων Hdt.6.11, 109; Ζεὺς νέμων εἰκότως ἄδικα μὲν κακοῖς, ὅσια δ' ἐννόμοις A.Supp.403 (lyr.); [Διὶ] τὸν ὑπεραλγῆ χόλον ν. leave vengeance to Zeus, S.El.176 (lyr.); of men, ν. δευτερεῖά τινι Hdt.1.32; τρίτον μέρος τῶν σκύλων τισί Th.3.114; μοῖραν ν. τινί pay one due honour, respect, A.Pr.294 (lyr.); μητρὸς τιμὰς ν. respect her privileges, Id.Eu.624 (but πρόσω ν. τιμάς extend one's privileges, ib.747); Λύκῳ κῆπον Εὐβοίας νέμει S.Fr.24; Πολυκράτης μητέρα νέμει P. allots a mother (to you), prov. in Duris63 J.; εἰ πατρὸς νέμοι τιν' ὤραν τοῦ καλῶς πράσσειν δοκεῖν S. Tr.57; τὸ σὸν γέρας τιμὴν ἐμοὶ ν. Id.Ph.1062; ἐκείνῳ . . αἰτίαν νέμει Id.Aj.28; ν. αἵρεσιν give one a choice, ib.265; ναύταις οὐκέθ' ὁδὸν νέμει affords, vouchsafes, E.Hipp.745 (lyr.); τὸ πιστὸν τῆς ἀληθείας ν. observe it, S.Tr.398; τῷ . . ὄχλῳ πλέον ν. E.Hec.868; μήτε οἴκτῳ πλέον ν. μήτ' ἐπιεικείᾳ Th.3.48; τὸ ἧσσον ἀδικίᾳ E.Supp.380 (lyr.); τῷ φθόνῳ πλέον μέρος ib.241; τὸ πλεῖστον ἡμέρας τούτῳ μέρος Id.Fr.183; ἔλασσόν τινι Antipho 5.10; χάριν τινί Ar.Av.384; πενίᾳ καὶ πλούτῳ τιμὴν ν. Pl.Lg.696a; of judges, κολαστὴν . . θάνατον ν. ib.863a; συγγνώμην τισί Gal.6.753: c. inf., νεῖμεν ἐμοὶ τέρψιν ὁμιλεῖν S.Aj.1201 (lyr.):—Pass., νέμεται ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἕλληνας is freely bestowed upon them, Hdt.9.7.α'; κρέα νενεμημένα portions of meat, X.An.7.3.21; πλεῖστα μέρη ἡ οὐσία νενεμημένη distributed into... Pl.Prm. 144d.    2 pay out, distribute a bandage, in Act. and Pass., Hp. Off.8,22, Fract.4,16, Sor.Fasc.4, al.    3 allot, distribute in groups, πρὸς τὴν λῆξιν ἑκάστην Arist.Ath.30.3, cf. 31.3 (Pass.); νεῖμαί τινας ἐς τὰς φυλὰς δέκαχα IG22.1.33:—Pass., ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς ἑκάστης νενεμημέναι τριττύες τρεῖς Arist.Ath.8.3, cf. 63.4.    II Med., distribute among themselves: hence, have and hold as one's portion, possess, πατρώϊα πάντα νέμεσθαι Od.20.336: mostly of land, τεμένεα, τέμενος, 11.185, Il.12.313; ἔργα 2.751, Hes.Op.119; πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφὸν ἐνειμάμην (sc. οὐσίαν) Lys.16.10, cf. 19.46; τἄλλα νεμομένη administering... Hdt.4.165; τὰ μέταλλα, τὰ ἐμπόρια, Id.7.112, Th. 1.100; [τὰ λήμματα] ἃ νέμεσθε which you enjoy, D.3.33: abs., ἔμ' οἴεσθ' ὑμῖν εἰσοίσειν ὑμᾶς δὲ νεμεῖσθαι; that you shall reap the fruit, Id.21.203.    2 reap the fruit of: hence, dwell in, inhabit, ἄλσεα νέμεσθαι Il.20.8; freq. with names of places, spread over, occupy a country, Ἰθάκην, Ὑρίην νέμεσθαι, Od.2.167, Il.2.496; ἀγρούς Pi.P.4.150; τὸ πρὸς τὴν ἠῶ Hdt.4.19, etc.; νεμόμενοι τὰ αὑτῶν . . ὅσον ἀποζῆν Th.1.2.    b generally, enjoy, προσόδους BGU256.9 (ii A.D.), etc.    c of cities, to be situated upon, τὸν Ἄθων Hdt.7.23, cf. 123:— Pass., ἄχρι τῆς ὁδοῦ τῆσδε τὸ ἄστυ τῇδε νενέμηται IG12.893; cf. νέμησις 11.1.    3 in Pi., of Time, spend, pass, αἰῶνα, ἁμέραν, O.2.66, N.10.56: abs., live, ἡσυχᾷ νεμόμενος P.11.55.    III from Pi. onwards, Act. is found in sense of Med., hold, possess, ἕδος Ὀλύμπου ν. O.2.12; ἔνδον ν. πλοῦτον κρυφαῖον I.1.67; inhabit, γῆν ν. Hdt.4.191; χωρίον κοινῇ ν. Th.5.42; πόλιν S.OC879 (lyr.); ὅτι πλείστους ν. ἄνδρας to have as many husbands as possible, Str.11.13.11: abs., hold land, occupy, dwell, ν. περὶ τὴν λίμνην Hdt.4.188:—Pass., of places, to be inhabited, πάντα ὑπὸ βαρβάροισι νέμεται Id.7.158: abs., of a country, maintain itself, be constituted, Th.1.5,6.    2 hold sway over, manage, πόλιν Hdt. 1.59, 5.29; τὰς Ἀθήνας ib.71, etc.; λαόν Pi.O.13.27; πάντα A.Pr.526 (lyr.); ἀστραπᾶν κράτη ν. S.OT201 (lyr.); κράτη καὶ θρόνους ib.237, cf.Aj.1016; σύνοδον OGI50.3 (Ptolemais, iii B.C.); τὸν μέγαν Πακτωλὸν εὔχρυσον νέμεις S.Ph.393 (lyr.); οἴακα ν. wield, manage it, A.Ag. 802 (anap.); ἀσπίδ' εὔκυκλον ν. Id.Th.590; ἰσχὺν ν. ἐπὶ σκήπτροις support oneself on staves, Id.Ag.75 (anap.); ν. γλῶσσαν use the tongue, ib.685 (lyr.); ν. πόδα Pi.N.6.15: abs., hold sway, ὃς Συρακόσσαισι ν. Id.P.3.70.    3 hold, consider as... σὲ νέμω θεόν S.El.150 (lyr.), cf. 598, Tr.483, Aj.1331 (so in Pass., οὐδέ μοι ἐμμελέως τὸ Πιττάκειον νέμεται seems not to me fitly said, Simon.5.9): in Prose, προστάτην νέμειν τινά register as one's patron, Isoc.8.53, Hyp.Fr.21, Arist.Pol.1275a12; ἡγεμόνα ν. τινά Agatharch.Fr.Hist.17J.; ἀθλητῶν τοὺς μὴ νενεμημένους ἢ σεσωμασκηκότας unproved athletes, Plb. 6.47.8.    IV call over, recite, S.Fr.144; = ἀναγινώσκω, Hsch.    B of herdsmen, pasture, graze their flocks, drive to pasture, abs., ἐπῆλθε νέμων Od.9.233; [χώραν] ἱκανὴν νέμειν τε καὶ ἀροῦν both for pasture and tillage, Pl.R.373d: c. acc., ὁ μὲν ἵππους νέμων, ὁ δὲ βοῦς Hdt.8.137; μῆλα E.Cyc.28, etc.; κτήνη πληγῇ ν. drive them afield with blows, Pl.Criti.109c, cf. Heraclit.11 (Pass.).    2 more freq. in Med., of cattle, feed, graze, Il.5.777, 15.631, Od.13.407, Hdt. 8.115, etc.: c. acc. loci, range over, ὡς λέαινα . . δρύοχα νεμομένα E.El. 1163 (lyr.); κολοιοὶ ταπεινὰ ν. Pi.N.3.82: c. acc. cogn., feed on, νέμεαι . . ἄνθεα ποίης Od.9.449; νομάς Hdt.1.78; χλόην E.Ba.735; τὰ λευκὰ σήσαμα Ar.Av.159; of men, eat, S.Ph.709 (lyr.).    b metaph., of fire, consume, devour, Il.23.177, Hdt.5.101; also τὸ ψεῦδος . . νέμεται τὴν ψυχήν Plu.2.165a.    c Medic., abs., of ulcers, spread, ἐνέμετο πρόσω Hdt.3.133, cf. Thphr.HP9.9.5; of gangrene, prob. in D.S.17.103; of thrush, Asclep. ap. Gal.12.995; ἐπὶ μᾶλλον ν. Aret.CA1.9; ἐς τὸ εἴσω ν. ibid.; of a swelling, ὄγκος νεμόμενος Philum.Ven.17.1.    II c. acc. loci, ὄρη νέμειν graze the hills [with cattle], X.Cyr.3.2.20:—Pass., [τὸ ὄρος] νέμεται αἰξὶ καὶ βουσί Id.An. 4.6.17.    2 metaph., πυρὶ νέμειν πόλιν waste a city by fire, give it to the flames, Hdt.6.33:—Pass., πυρὶ χθὼν νέμοιτο were being devoured, wasted by fire, Il.2.780; πυρὶ νέμεται . . ἡ φάλαγξ Plu.Alex. 18. (Cf. OHG. neman 'take', Avest. n[schwa]mah- 'loan', Lith. nuoma 'rent', 'usury'.)