νείφω

νείφω, [tense] fut. νείψω Epic. ap. Plu.2.949b: [tense] aor. ἔνειψα ([etym.] κατ-) Ar.Ach. 138:—[voice] Pass. (v. infr.), [tense] aor. ἐνείφθην ([etym.] κατ-) D.H.12.8:—

A snow, sts. person., ὅτε ὤρετο Ζεὺς νειφέμεν ([dialect] Ep. inf.) Il.12.280;

ὅταν νείφῃ ὁ θεός X.Cyn.8.1

;

ἔνειφεν ὁ Ζεύς Babr.45

; imper. νεῖφε (sc. Ζεῦ) AP 5.63 (Asclep.);

ὁπόταν σχολάζῃς, νεῖψον Pherecr.20

: metaph., χρυσῷ νείφων falling in a shower of gold, Pi.I.7(6).5.

2 impers.,

νείφει

it snows,

Ar.Ach.1141

, cf. V.773; νειφέτω ἀλφίτοις let it snow with barley-meal, Nicopho 13.

3 [voice] Med. = [voice] Act., νιφάδος νειφομένας when the snow is falling, A.Th.213 (lyr.); also

ὑρίχους νειφομένους σύκων ὁμοῦ τε μύρτων Ar.Fr.569.5

.

4 [voice] Pass., to be snowed on, Hdt.4.31, Ar.Ach.1075, X.HG2.4.3, Plb.16.12.3;

χιόνι πολλῇ νείφεται D.S.5.25

: metaph.,

πολιῷ γήραϊ νειφόμενος AP6.198

(Antip. Thess.);

Παναθηναίοισιν ἐλαίουνειφόμενον δώροις Inscr.Cos58.10

.

II rain, Nonn.D.22.283:—[voice] Pass., to be rained on,

τῶν ὑπὲρ Μέμφιν μηδὲ νειφομένων παράπαν Ph.2.99

.

III trans.,

θεὸς ν. τροφὰς ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ Id.1.617

:—[voice] Pass., τὸ νειφόμενον, i.e. manna, Id.2.114. [νίφω, ἔνιψα, etc. (

μακρὰ ἡ πρώτη συλλαβή Phot.

) freq. in codd., but the true early spelling is νείφω, ἔνειψα, etc., Inscr.Cosl.c., Hdn.Gr.2.430, 554, sts. in codd., as Nicophol. c.; νιφ- is correct in derivs., which have short ι.] (I.-E. sneig[uglide]h- and sn[icaron]g[uglide]h-, cf. Lat. nix, nivis, ninguit, Lith. sni[etilde]ga 'it snows', Goth. snaiws 'snow', etc.)