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νωμάω

νωμάω, to deal out, distribute; to wield

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νωμῶντʼ imperfect middle-passive indicative 3rd plural, present active participle masculine accusative singular, present active participle masculine dative singular, present active participle neuter dative singular, present active indicative 3rd plural, present active subjunctive 3rd plural, present active participle masculine nominative dual, present active participle masculine vocative dual, present active participle masculine accusative dual, present active participle neuter nominative dual, present active participle neuter vocative dual, present active participle neuter accusative dual, present middle-passive subjunctive 3rd plural, present middle-passive indicative 3rd plural, present active participle neuter nominative plural, present active participle neuter vocative plural, present active participle neuter accusative plural of νωμάω

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νωμ-άω, Iterat.impf. νώμασκε Mosch. 4.108:—Med., v. infr.: (νέμω A.Ι.1):—
  • deal out, distribute, esp. food and drink at festivals, Il. 1.471, Od. 3.340, etc.; ν. φιάλαισιν ἀμπέλου παῖδα pour wine into the several cups, Pi. N. 9.51; ν. προπόσεις Critias 1.7 D.
    • II (νέμω A. III. 2) direct, guide,
      • 1 of weapons, implements, etc., handle, wield, ἐν παλάμῃσι πελώριον ἔγχος ἐνώμα Il. 5.594; οἶδʼ ἐπὶ δεξιά, οἶδʼ ἐπʼ ἀριστερὰ νωμῆσαι βῶν 7.238; σκῆπτρον δʼ οὔτʼ ὀπίσω οὔτε προπρηνὲς ἐνώμα 3.218; ἄλεισον . . μετὰ χερσὶν ἐνώμα Od. 22.10; ἀεὶ γὰρ πόδα νηὸς ἐνώμων managed the sheet, 10.32; νηὸς . . οἰήϊα νωμᾷς 12.218; ἁνία χερσὶ ν. Pi. I. 1.15; drive, ν. δίφρους Id. P. 4.18; ν. κύλικα Theophil. 2.5:—Med., νωμήσασθαι σάκος Q.S. 3.439.
        • b metaph., ἐν πρύμνῃ πόλεως οἴακα νωμῶν A. Th. 3; νώμα δικαίῳ πηδαλίῳ στρατόν Pi. P. 1.86; πᾶν ἐπὶ τέρμα ν. A. Ag. 781 (lyr.); νωμᾶτʼ ὠκεανόν, νωμᾶθʼ ἅλα, δένδρεά τʼ αὔτως Orph. H. 38.8, etc.: abs., to be the guiding power, S. Fr. 941.11.
      • 2 of the limbs of the human body, ply, γούνατʼ ἐν. Il. 10.358; ὄμμα Parm. 1.35; φυγᾷ πόδα ν. S. OT 468 (lyr.); ν. ὀφρύν move the brow, A. Ch. 288; πτερὸν αἰθέρι ν. AP 9.339 (Arch.); πήδα . . παμφυὲς νωμῶν δέμας IG 42(1).130.19 (Epid.).
      • 3 metaph., of the mind, turn over, ἐνὶ φρεσὶ κέρδεʼ ἐνώμας thou didst use to turn wiles over in the mind, Od. 18.216; κέρδεα νωμῶν 20.257; ply nimbly, ἐν στήθεσσι νόον πολυκερδέα νωμᾶν 13.255.
      • 4 observe, νωμῶντες . . σῖτα ἀναιρεομένους observing them in the act of foraging, Hdt. 4.128; of soothsayers, ἐν ὠσὶ ν. καὶ φρεσίν . . χρηστηρίους ὄρνιθας A. Th. 25; ὦ πάντα νωμῶν, Τειρεσία S. OT 300, cf. E. Ph. 1256; τὸ νωμᾶν καὶ τὸ σκοπεῖν ταὐτόν Pl. Cra. 411d; so prob. in h.Cer. 373 ἀμφὶ ἓ νωμήσας peering round him.
    • III Med., = νέμομαι, possess, occupy, χώραν, νῆσον, Supp.Epigr. 2.511.56, al. (Crete, ii B. C.).—Poet. word, exc. in Hdt. and Pl. Il.cc. and in signf. III.

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