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δι^αιτ-άω , impf.
A.διῄτωνD.H.2.75, also “ἐδιαίτωνAB91, in compos. “κατ-εδιῄταD.49.19: fut. “διαιτήσωId.29.58: aor. 1 “διῄτησαIs.2.31, Plu.Pomp.12, etc.; “ἀπ-εδιῄτησαIs.12.12, D.40.17; “κατεδ-Id.21.84,96; “μετεδ-Luc.DMort.12.3; Dor. “διαίτα_σαPi.P.9.68: pf. “δεδιῄτηκαD.33.31: plpf. “κατ-εδεδιῃτήκειId.21.85:—Med. and Pass., impf. “διῃτώμηνPl.Com.168, Lys.32.8, etc., but 2sg. “ἐδιῃτῶLib.Or.64.93; Ion. διαιτώμην, -ᾶτο, Hdt.3.65, 4.95, part. “διαιτεύμενοςHp.Ep.19 (Hermes53.64): fut. “διαιτήσομαιLys.16.4:—pass. forms, aor. “διῃτήθηνTh.7.87, Is.6.15; “διαιτήθηνHdt.2.112 (aor. Med. only κατα-): pf. “δεδιῄτημαιTh.7.77, later “διῄτημαιHdn.6.9.5, Gal.6.249: plpf. “ἐξεδεδιῄτητοTh.1.132.—The double augm. and redupl. is the rule in compds., but in the simple Verb occurs only in pf. (but δεδιαίτ- in Arist.Ath.53.4 Pap.) and plpf.:—treat,τινά πωςHp.Aph.1.7; “δ. τοὺς νοσοῦντας οἵκοιPlu.Cat.Ma.23; “κατὰ ποτόν δ.Hp.Epid.3.9:—Pass., “διαιτᾶται σκέλοςId.Art.58, cf. Porph. Abst.1.2.
II. to be arbiter or umpire, Is.2.29: c. inf., διῄτησαν ἡμᾶς ἀποστῆναι ib. 31; “οὗτος διαιτῶν ἡμῖνD.21.84: c. acc. cogn., “δ. δίαιτανArist.Ath. 53.5; also οἱ τὴν Οἰνηΐδα διαιτῶντες the panel of arbitrators for the tribe Oeneis, D.47.12.
2. c. acc. rei, arbitrate on,παισὶ φιλήματαTheoc.12.34; “νείκηD.H.7.52.
b. decide, prove a thing, Pi.P. 9.68.
c. investigate, discuss, τι Str.2.2.1,al.; περί τινος ib.3.8; criticize,τινάςId.1.2.1.
3. generally, regulate, govern,πόλινPi. O.9.66: abs., “αὐτοτελῶςPhld.D.1.22, cf. 24.
4. reconcile,τινά τινιApp.BC5.93.
5. moderate, regulate, Hld.3.10,al.; administer,τὰ ἐκ τῶν διαθηκῶνLuc. Tox.23. (Perh. formed from δια-ιτάω from διά and Ι᾿τάω εἶμι 'ibo'); for sense 11 cf. “διαβαίνω11.4: δίαιτα is a post-verbal creation.)
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