1. to deal out, distribute, dispense , of meat and drink, (Homer), etc.; of the gods, νέμει ὄλβον Ὀλύμπιος ἀνθρώποισιν (Odyssey by Homer); μοῖραν ν. τινί to pay one due respect, (Aeschulus Tragicus), etc.:—;Pass., ἐπὶ τοὺς Ἕλληνας νέμεται is freely bestowed upon them, (Herdotus Historicus); κρέα νενεμημένα portions of meat, (Xenophon Historicus) 2. Mid. to distribute among themselves , and so, to have as one's portion, possess, enjoy , (Homer), etc. 3. to dwell in, inhabit , (Homer): absolute to dwell , (Herdotus Historicus) 4. to spend, pass , αἰῶνα, ἡμέραν (Pindar) 5. Act. much like Mid. to hold, possess , γῆν, χώραν, πόλιν (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;Pass., of places, to be inhabited , (Herdotus Historicus); of a country, to maintain itself, be constituted , (Thucydides) 6. to hold sway, manage , (Herdotus Historicus):—; ν. οἴακα to manage the helm, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ν. ἰσχὺν ἐπὶ σκήπτροισι to support one's strength on staves, (Aeschulus Tragicus); ν. γλῶσσαν to use the tongue, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 7. like νομίζω, to hold, consider as so and so, σὲ νέμω θεόν (Sophocles Tragicus); προστάτην ν. τινά to take as one's patron, (Aristotle Philosopher) 8. of herdsmen, to pasture or graze their flocks, drive to pasture, tend , Lat. pascere, (Odyssey by Homer), attic, etc.:—;metaphorically, ν. χόλον (Sophocles Tragicus) 9. Mid., of cattle, to feed , i. e. go to pasture, graze , Lat. pasci, (Homer), etc.: with accusative cognate to feed on , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; of men, to eat , (Sophocles Tragicus); of fire, to consume, devour , (Iliad by Homer), etc.; of cancerous sores, to spread , ἐνέμετο πρόσω (Herdotus Historicus) 10. with accusative loci, ὄρη νέμειν to graze the hills [with cattle, 5th/4th c.BC ]: Pass., [ τὸ ὄρος] νέμεται βουσί (Xenophon Historicus) 11. metaphorically, πυρὶ νέμειν πόλιν to give a city to the flames, (Herdotus Historicus): Pass., πυρὶ χθὼν νέμεται the land is devoured by fire, (Iliad by Homer) (ML)