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δατέομαι

dateomai

divide among themselves

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What it meant — LSJ

divide among themselves, they share, are alike filled with, tear

divide among themselves, ὅτε κεν δατεώμεθα ληΐδʼ Ἀχαιοί Il. 9.138; τὰ μὲν εὖ δάσσαντο μετὰ σφίσιν υἷες Ἀχαιῶν 1.368; ἄνδιχα πάντα δάσασθαι 18.511, cf. Od. 2.335, etc.; χθόνα δατέοντο Ζεύς τε καὶ ἀθάνατοι Pi. O. 7.55; μένος Ἄρηος δατέονται they share, i.e. are alike filled with, the fury of Ares, Il. 18.264: freq. of banqueters, κρέα πολλὰ δατεῦντο Od. 1.112; μοίρας δασσάμενοι δαίνυντʼ 3.66; ὑπέστην Ἕκτορα . . δώσειν κυσὶν ὠμὰ δάσασθαι tear in pieces, Il. 23.21, cf. Od. 18.87, E. Tr. 450.

2 measured

[ἡμίονοι] χθόνα ποσσὶ δατεῦντο measured the ground with their feet, Il. 23.121.

3 cut in two

cut in two, τὸν μὲν . . ἵπποι ἐπισσώτροις δατέοντο 20.394.

II divide, having divided into, divide, give, to be divided, distributed

in act. sense, simply, divide, τρεῖς μοίρας δασάμενοι τὸν πεζόν having divided into. ., Hdt. 7.121; divide or give to others, τῶν θεῶν τῷ ταχίστῳ . . τῶν θνητῶν τὸ τάχιστον δατέονται Id. 1.216; τοῖς παισὶ τὰ χρήματα Democr. 279; μεῖον, πλέον δ. X. Cyr. 4.2.43, Oec. 7.24; τὸ ἐπιβάλλον Corn. ND 27: pf. in pass. sense, to be divided, distributed, Il. 1.125, 15.189, Hdt. 2.84, Diog.Apoll. l.c., E. HF 1329.— Ep. and Ion., also Cret., Leg.Gort. 4.28, al., and Arc., IG 5(2).262 (Mantinea, v B.C.); rare

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. δατέομαι (scan pp. 352-353; entry #1577).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. δατέομαι (scan p. 268; entry #1841).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. δατέομαι (scan pp. 383-384; entry #1440).

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