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ἐπινέμω

ἐπινέμω, to allot, distribute

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ἐπένεμον imperfect active indicative 3rd plural, imperfect active indicative 1st singular of ἐπινέμω

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ἐπινέμ-ω,
  • allot, distribute, σῖτον ἑλὼν ἐπένειμε τραπέζῃ Il. 9.216, 24.625: c. dat. pers., σῖτον δέ σφʼ ἐπένειμε Od. 20.254; ἐφʼ ἑκατέρῳ τὸ μέρος ἐ. ἑκάτερον Pl. Plt. 264d.
    • II turn oneʼs cattle to graze on anotherʼs land, ἐάν τις βοσκήματα ἐπινέμῃ Id. Lg. 843d; τὰ κτήνη παρὰ τὸν ποταμόν Arist. Pol. 1305a26, cf. D. 55.11; enjoy right of pasturage, Berl. Sitzb. 1927.7 (Locr., v B.C.).
        • b ἐ. σῖτον graze a crop, Thphr. HP 8.7.4.
      • 2 metaph. in Med., encroach, of fire, πῦρ ἐ. τὸ ἄστυ spreads over the town, Hdt. 5.101; πῦρ ἐ. τὴν γραφήν Plu. Demetr. 22: abs., τὸ πῦρ ταχέως -νέμετο Plb. 14.5.7; τὸ πῦρ ἐκώλυσαν . . ἐπινεμηθῆναι D.S. 17.26; also of disease, spread, τὸ ἐρυσίπελας ταχὺ πάντοθεν ἐπενέμετο Hp. Epid. 3.4; ἡ νόσος ἐπενείματο Ἀθήνας Th. 2.54, cf. Plu. Max. cum princip. 2.776f: abs., Aret. SA 1.7: generally, of a piratical force, ἐπενείματο τὴν θάλασσαν Plu. Pomp. 25; of an army, ἐ. τὴν Γαλατίαν Id. Caes. 19; of a custom, spread among, τινάς Id. Demetr. 18; approach, Μοισᾶν ἀπὸ τόξων Δία . . βέλεσσιν Pi. O. 9.6.
        • b feed after, i.e. on the leavings of, τινί Arist. HA 591b19.
        • c feed on, consume, κόμην Call. Dian. 79; δαῖτα Nic. Al. 510, cf. Plu. Sollert. 2.980d: abs., ib.Aet.Gr. 293a.
        • d inhabit, Luc. Bacch. 6.
      • 3 metaph. in Pass., to be encroached upon, as if by cattle straying over the bounds of their pasture, θῆλυς ὅρος ἐπινέμεται A. Ag. 485 (lyr.).

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