νείφω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=fut. νείψω Epic. ap. Plu.2.949b: aor. ἔνειψα (κατ-) [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[Acharnians|Ach.]]'' 138:—Pass. (v. infr.), aor. ἐνείφθην (κατ-) D.H.12.8:—<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[snow]], sometimes person., <b class="b3">ὅτε ὤρετο Ζεὺς νειφέμεν</b> (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., <b class="b3">χρυσῷ νείφων</b> [[falling in a shower of]] gold, Pi.''I.''7(6).5.<br><span class="bld">2</span> impers., νείφει [[it snows]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[Acharnians|Ach.]]''1141, cf. ''V.''773; <b class="b3">νειφέτω ἀλφίτοις</b> [[let it snow]] with barley-meal, Nicopho 13.<br><span class="bld">3</span> Med. = Act., <b class="b3">νιφάδος νειφομένας</b> when the snow [[is falling]], A.''Th.''213 (lyr.); also [[ὑρίχους]] νειφομένους σύκων ὁμοῦ τε μύρτων Ar.''Fr.''569.5.<br><span class="bld">4</span> Pass., to [[be snowed on]], [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]4.31, [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[Acharnians|Ach.]]''1075, X.''HG''2.4.3, Plb.16.12.3; χιόνι πολλῇ νείφεται D.S.5.25: metaph., πολιῷ γήραϊ νειφόμενος ''AP''6.198 (Antip. Thess.); Παναθηναίοισιν ἐλαίουνειφόμενον δώροις ''Inscr.Cos''58.10.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[rain]], [[Nonnus Epicus|Nonn.]] ''[[Dionysiaca|D.]]'' 22.283:—Pass., to [[be rained on]], τῶν ὑπὲρ Μέμφιν μηδὲ νειφομένων παράπαν Ph.2.99.<br><span class="bld">III</span> trans., θεὸς ν. τροφὰς ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ Id.1.617:—Pass., <b class="b3">τὸ νειφόμενον</b>, 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.Cos''l.c., Hdn.Gr.2.430, 554, sometimes in codd., as Nicophol. c.; <b class="b3">νιφ-</b> is correct in derivs., which have short ι.] (I.-E. sneigu̯h- and snǐgu̯h-, cf. Lat. [[nix]], [[nivis]], [[ninguit]], Lith. sniẽga 'it snows', Goth. [[snaiws]] 'snow', etc.)