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