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μεταδίδωμι

metadidomi

give part of, give a share

Appears 29 times across Plato's dialogues.

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μεταδίδωμι [δῐ], fut. μεταδια-δώσω, A. give part of, give a share, c. gen. rei, τοῦ μεταδοῦν (poet. aor. 2 inf.) Thgn. 104; μ. τινί τινος Id. 925 (prob. l.), Hdt. 1.143, Ar. Ach. 961; γῆς (sc. αὐτοῖσι) Hdt. 4.145; τῆς ἀρχῆς (sc. αὐτοῖσι) Id. 7.150; τῷ πλήθει τῆς πολιτείας Arist. Pol. 1306a25, cf. Pl. Men. 89e, Isoc. 13.10, etc.; τοῖς μηδὲν ἀδικοῦσιν ἐξ ἴσου τῆς πολιτείας Lys. 25.3; τὸ ἄλλῳ τῆς γεννητικῆς . . δυνάμεως μεταδεδωκός Procl. Inst. 56. 2. c. acc. of the part given, μ. τὸ τριτημόριόν τινι Hdt. 9.34, cf. 8.5, Ar. V. 917; ἀρχῆς μηδʼ ὁτιοῦν μ. τοῖς ἡττηθεῖσιν Pl. Lg. 715a; μ. τὸ μέρος X. An. 7.8.11; μ. πυρούς distribute, ib.4.5.5. 3. intr., μ. τινὶ ὑπέρ, περί τινος, communicate with one about . . , Plb. 29.27.4, 38.8.1; ὅτι . . POxy. 1153.6 (i A. D.):—Pass., to be communicated, transmitted, of notices, memoranda, etc., ib.1472.6 (ii A. D.), etc.; of diseases, Hp. Ep. 19 (Hermes 53.64, 65).
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