ταμιεύω

A. ‐εύσω Ar. Eq. 948, Is. 6.61, etc.: pf. τεταμίευκα D.S. 37.8:—Med., fut. ‐εύσομαι D.H. 1.82: aor. ἐταμιευσάμην D.S. 4.12, Luc. Im. 21:—Pass., aor. ἐταμιεύθην Ph. 2.539: pf. τεταμίευμαι Lys. 30.3 codd., Plu. 2.157a; in med. sense, Hyp. Dem.Fr. 4:—to be treasurer, paymaster, controller, IG 12.467; οὐκέτι ἐμοὶ ταμιεύσεις Ar. Eq. 948, cf. 959, D. 24.129; σὺ γὰρ ταμιεύουσ’ ἔτυχες Ar. V. 964; τ. καὶ τὰς μεγίστας ἀρχὰς ἄρχειν Arist. Pol. 1282a31: c. gen., τῆς Παράλου τ. to be paymaster of . . , D. 21.173; προσόδων Inscr.Délos 439a18 (ii B.C.); τ. στρατιωτικῶν Plu. 2.842f:—Med., αὐταῖς ταμιεύεσθαι Ar. Th. 419 (cod. R, ταμιεῦσαι καὶ Reiske), cf. Ec. 600 (anap.).

2. at Rome, to be quaestor, D.S. 37.8, IG 14.751 (Naples), Plu. Num. 9, App. BC 1.77, etc.

II. trans., deal out, dispense, Pl. R. 465c:—Med., τὰ τίμια ἐκ τῆς ψυχῆς ταμιεύομαι X. Smp. 4.41; τ. μικρὰς τὰς ψωμίδας, of a bird feeding, Arist. Fr. 348:— Pass., τὴν δύναμιν ἐκ τούτου ‐ομένην Pl. R. 508b; τοὺς νόμους τεταμιεύμεθα we have the laws dealt out, Lys. 30.3 (nisi leg. ἐταμιευόμεθα); [ὕδωρ] ἐξ ἀγγείου ταμιευόμενον Arist. Mete. 353b21, cf. GA 770a21; of a patient's drinks, ὕστερον ‐έσθω Aët. 9.30.

2. manage, control, [ταμίαι] ταμιευόντων ἐμ πόλει ἐν τῷ ὀπισθοδόμῳ τὰ τῶν θεῶν χρήματα IG 12.91.15; τὰ τῆς πόλεως Lys. 21.14; of keeping house, regulate, manage, Ar. Av. 1538, Lys. 493:—Med., τὸ ἀργύριον . . τοὺς ἱεροποιοὺς ἐμ πόλει ταμιεύεσθαι IG 12.6.121.

3. store up, Ζηνὸς ταμιεύεσκε γονάς she was the depository of it, S. Ant. 949 (lyr.):—Med., Arist. HA 615b23:—Pass., c. dat., to be held in trust for, Δωριεῖ λαῷ Pi. O. 8.30; to be stored or saved up for, ταμιεύεταί σοι Ῥοδιακοῦ (sc. μέλιτος ἡμικάδιον) ά PCair.Zen. 680.14 (iii B.C.).

4. metaph., husband, ἰσχύν Hp. Art. 47:—Med., οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν ταμιεύεσθαι ἐς ὅσον βουλόμεθα ἄρχειν control the limits to which we mean to extend our sway, Th. 6.18; ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν ταμιεύεσθαι ὁπόσοις ἂν βουλοίμεθα μάχεσθαι X. An. 2.5.18, cf. Eq.Mag. 7.11, Cyr. 3.3.47, 4.1.18; ταμιεύεσθαι τὴν τύχην, τὸν καιρόν, make the best use of fortune or the time, D.H. 1.65,82; ἐς τὴν αὔριον ταμιεύεσθαι τὸ μῖσος lay it by . ., Luc. Prom. 8; ταμιεύεσθαί τινα τῶν ῥητῶν εἰς τὸ Περὶ ἔθους γραφησόμενον ἡμῖν save up . ., Gal. 19.219; τῶν θεῶν ταμιευσαμένων εἰς τοῦτον τὸν ἱερώτατον καιρὸν τὴν τῆς οἰκουμένης ἀσφάλειαν having preserved . ., OGI 669.9 = BGU 1563.26 (i A.D.).

b. Med., c. gen., regulate in amount, exercise control over, τοῦ πνεύματος Arist. GA 788a32, cf. Plu. 2.131d.

c. abs., Arist. GA 788a30, PA 675b21.

III. = Lat. fisco, proscribo, Gloss.