Ἰλιάς (2.496)

νέμω

2 reap the fruit of: hence, dwell in, inhabit, ἄλσεα νέμεσθαι Il. 20.8; freq. with names of places, spread over, occupy a country, Ἰθάκην, Ὑρίην νέμεσθαι, Od. 2.167, Il. 2.496; ἀγρούς Pi. P. 4.150; τὸ πρὸς τὴν ἠῶ Hdt. 4.19, etc.; νεμόμενοι τὰ αὑτῶν . . ὅσον ἀποζῆν Th. 1.2.

πετρήεις

rocky, in Hom. always epith. of places, Αὐλίς, Πυθών, Καλυδών, Il. 2.496, 519, 640; νῆσος Od. 4.844; γλάφυ πετρῆεν Hes. Op. 533.

Αὐλίς

Αὐλίς -ίδος (πετρήεσσα). A Boeotian town on the Euripus by which the Greek ships assembled Il. 2.303, 496.

Ὑρίη

Ὑρίη A Boeotian town on the Euripus Il. 2.496.

νέμω

νέμω 3 sing. aor. ἔνειμε Od. 14.449. νεῖμε Il. 9.217, Il. 24.626 : Od. 14.436, Od. 20.253. 3 pl. ἔνειμαν Od. 14.210. νεῖμαν Il. 3.274. Imp. νεῖμον Od. 7.179, Od. 13.50. (ἀμφι-, ἐπι-.) 1 To give as one's lot or portion, assign : οἰκία Od. 14.210. In reference to one's fortune : Ζεὺς αὐτὸς νέμει ὄλβον Od. 6.188. To distribute or give out among a company : κρέα Il. 9.217 = Il. 24.626. Cf. Od. 7.179 = Od. 13.50, Od. 8.470, Od. 10.357, Od. 14.436, 449, Od. 15.140, Od. 20.253. Without expressed object : κήρυκες νεῖμαν ἀρίστοις Il. 3.274. 2 In mid., to get as one's lot or portion, to hold, occupy, possess, enjoy (places, lands, etc.) : τέμενος νεμόμεσθα Il. 12.313. Cf. Il. 2.496, 504, 531, Il. 6.195, Il. 20.8, etc. : οἳ νεμόμεσθʼ Ἰθάκην Od. 2.167. Cf. Od. 7.26, Od. 11.185, Od. 20.336. To have one's abode, dwell, be settled : ἀμφʼ Ἅρμʼ ἐνέμοντο Il. 2.499. 3 To drive one's flock : ἐπῆλθε νέμων Od. 9.233. 4 In mid., of domestic animals, to feed, crop the herbage, graze : σύες νέμονται πὰρ κόρακος πέτρῃ Od. 13.407. Cf. Il. 15.631 : Od. 20.164. To feed on, crop, graze : νέμεαι ἄνθεα ποίης Od. 9.449. Cf. Il. 5.777. Of fire : πυρὸς μένος ἧκε, ὄφρα νέμοιτο (might consume the corpses) Il. 23.177. In pass. of something consumed by fire : ὡς εἴ τε πυρὶ χθὼν νέμοιτο Il. 2.780.

πετρήεις

πετρήεις -εσσα [πέτρη.] Rocky, rugged : νῆσος Od. 4.844–Epithet of places Il. 2.496, 519, 640, Il. 9.405.