νείφω
καὶ ἤδη γε ἄπειμι παρὰ τὸν ἑταῖρον Κλεινίαν, ὅτι πυνθάνομαι χρόνου ἤδη ἀκάθαρτον εἶναι αὐτῷ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ταύτην νοσεῖν, ὅτι μὴ ῥεῖ. ὥστε οὐκέτι οὐδ' ἀναβαίνει αὐτήν, ἀλλ' ἄβατος καὶ ἀνήροτός ἐστιν → and now I depart for my companion, Cleinias since I have learned that for some time now his wife is unclean and she is ill because she does not flow, therefore he no longer sleeps with her but she is unavailable and untilled
English (LSJ)
fut. νείψω Epic. ap. Plu.2.949b: aor. ἔνειψα (κατ-) Ar.Ach. 138:—Pass. (v. infr.), aor. ἐνείφθην (κατ-) D.H.12.8:—
A snow, sts. person., ὅτε ὤρετο Ζεὺς νειφέμεν (Ep. inf.) Il.12.280; ὅταν νείφῃ ὁ θεός X.Cyn.8.1; ἔνειφεν ὁ Ζεύς Babr.45; imper. νεῖφε (sc. Ζεῦ) AP 5.63 (Asclep.); ὁπόταν σχολάζῃς, νεῖψον Pherecr.20: metaph., χρυσῷ νείφων falling in a shower of gold, Pi.I.7(6).5. 2 impers., νείφει it snows, Ar.Ach.1141, cf. V.773; νειφέτω ἀλφίτοις let it snow with barley-meal, Nicopho 13. 3 Med. = Act., νιφάδος νειφομένας when the snow is falling, A.Th.213 (lyr.); also ὑρίχους νειφομένους σύκων ὁμοῦ τε μύρτων Ar.Fr.569.5. 4 Pass., to be snowed on, Hdt.4.31, Ar.Ach.1075, X.HG2.4.3, Plb.16.12.3; χιόνι πολλῇ νείφεται D.S.5.25: metaph., πολιῷ γήραϊ νειφόμενος AP6.198 (Antip. Thess.); Παναθηναίοισιν ἐλαίουνειφόμενον δώροις Inscr.Cos58.10. II rain, Nonn.D.22.283:—Pass., to be rained on, τῶν ὑπὲρ Μέμφιν μηδὲ νειφομένων παράπαν Ph.2.99. III trans., θεὸς ν. τροφὰς ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ Id.1.617:—Pass., τὸ νειφόμενον, i.e. manna, Id.2.114. [νίφω, ἔνιψα, etc. (μακρὰ ἡ πρώτη συλλαβή Phot.) freq. in codd., but the true early spelling is νείφω, ἔνειψα, etc., Inscr.Cosl.c., Hdn.Gr.2.430, 554, sts. in codd., as Nicophol. c.; νιφ- is correct in derivs., which have short ι.] (I.-E. sneig[uglide]h- and sn[icaron]g[uglide]h-, cf. Lat. nix, nivis, ninguit, Lith. sni[etilde]ga 'it snows', Goth. snaiws 'snow', etc.)
German (Pape)
[Seite 237] spätere Form für νίφω, vgl. Schol. Il. 1, 420 u. Iac. A. P. p. 67.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
νείφω: ἧττον ὀρθὸς τύπος τοῦ νίφω, ὃ ἴδε.
English (Autenrieth)
see νίφω.
English (Slater)
νείφω
1 snow met. χρυσῷ μεσονύκτιον νείφοντα δεξαμένα τὸν φέρτατον θεῶν (Schr.: νίφοντα codd.: ἰδίως λέγει τὸν Δία ὗσαι χρυσόν, ἡνίκ' ἐμίγνυτο Ἀλκμήνῃ Σ.) (I. 7.5)
