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διατίθημι

diatithemi

arrange, in their several places, distribute, manage

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What it meant

διατίθημι · diatithēmi — LSJ

arrange, in their several places, distribute

arrange each in their several places, distribute, τὰ κρέα, in sacrificing, Hdt. 1.132; τὸ μὲν ἐπὶ δεξιά, τὸ δʼ ἐπʼ ἀριστερά Id. 7.39; ᾗπερ οἱ θεοὶ διέθεσαν τὰ ὄντα X. Mem. 2.1.27; δ. οἶνον εἰς ὀστράκια Arist. HA 594a11.

II manage, treat, was, handled, reduced to

manage well or ill, usu. with Adv., κράτιστα δ. τὰ τοῦ πολέμου Th. 6.15; καλὸν πρᾶγμα κακῶς δ. D. 19.88; of persons, δ. ἑωυτὸν ἀνηκέστως treat himself barbarously, Hdt. 3.155:—Pass., οὐ ῥᾳδίως διετέθη he was not very gently handled, Th. 6.57; ἀπόρως διατεθέντας reduced to helplessness, Lys. 18.23; ἀθλίως διατιθέμενος Pl. Criti. 121b; σῶμα διατεθειμένῳ κακῶς Men. 591.

2 dispose, to be disposed

c. acc. pers., with Advbs., dispose one so or so, ὅταν οὕτω διαθῇς τοὺς Ἕλληνας Isoc. 5.80; οὕτω διαθεὶς . . τὰς πόλεις πρὸς ἀλλήλας D. 18.168; δ. τινὰς ἀπίστως πρὸς ἡμᾶς αὐτούς Id. 20.22; τὸν ἀκροατὴν δ. πως Arist. Rh. 1356a3:—Pass., to be disposed in a certain manner, πρός τινα Pl. Tht. 151c, Isoc. 8.14; οἰκειότερον διατεθῆναί τινι Id. 12.160; τὸν εἰρημένον τρόπον Arist. Pol. 1302a35; ἐρωτικῶς δ., of animals, Pl. Smp. 207c, cf. Longus 1.15 (διάκειμαι is more usu. as Pass. in this sense).

III set forth, recite

set forth, of speakers, minstrels, etc., recite, κακῶς ποιήματα Pl. Chrm. 162d, cf. Lg. 658d; cf. B. 6.

2 describe

describe, Str. 1.1.16, etc.

B arrange as one likes, dispose of, spend

Med., arrange as one likes, dispose of, τὴν θυγατέρα X. Cyr. 5.2.7; τὰ σώματα ἐπονειδίστως δ. Isoc. 12.140; οὔθʼ ὅσʼ ἂν πορίσωσι . . ταῦτʼ ἔχοντες διαθέσθαι D. 2.16; εἰς καλὸν δ. τὰ πεπραγμένα Luc. Hist.Conscr. 51, cf. Merc.Cond. 25; spend, δ. τὰς οὐσίας εἴς τι Plb. 20.6.5: metaph., τὸ πλεῖον τῆς ὀργῆς εἴς τινα Id. 16.1.2.

2 dispose of oneʼs, devise, by will, make, intestate, the testator

dispose of oneʼs property, devise it by will, Is. 3.68; τὴν οὐσίαν ἑτέρῳ Id. 7.1; δ. διαθήκας, διαθήκην, make a will, Lys. 19.39, Pl. Lg. 922c: abs., ibid., Lys. 6.41; κἂν ἀποθάνῃ μὴ διαθέμενος intestate, Arist. Pol. 1270a28; ὁ δ. the testator, Ep.Hebr. 9.16.

3 dispose of

dispose of merchandise, φόρτον Hdt. 1.1, 194, cf. X. An. 7.3.10, Ath. 2.11; τισί Pl. Lg. 849d; ἔλαιον καὶ κίκι PRev.Laws 48.4 (iii B. C.); δ. τὴν ὥραν καὶ τὴν σοφίαν X. Mem. 1.6.13; δ. τι τριπλασίας τιμῆς ἢ πρότερον D. 42.31.

4 arrange, settle mutually, make a covenant with, settle

arrange or settle mutually, δ. διαθήκην τινί make a covenant with one, Ar. Av. 439; δ. διαθήκην πρός τινα Act.Ap. 3.25; ἔριν δ. ἀλλήλοις settle a quarrel, X. Mem. 2.6.23; ὡμολόγησαν καὶ διέθεντο ὀφείλειν IG 12(7).67.58 (Amorgos).

5 compose, make

compose, make, νόμους Pl. Lg. 834a.

6 set forth, recite

set forth, recite, λόγους, δημηγορίαν, etc., Plb. 3.108.2, D.H. 11.7, cf. D.S. 12.17; πολλοὺς ἐπαίνους τινῶν D.H. 3.17; δ. ῥῆσιν ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ Luc. Herm. 1.

b to act, be acted upon, subject, object

Gramm., διατιθέναι and -τίθεσθαι to act and be acted upon, A.D. Synt. 12.15; τὸ διατιθέν and τὸ διατιθέμενον subject and object, ib. 127.22.

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