divide
εἰ γάρ κεν καὶ σμικρὸν ἐπὶ σμικρῷ καταθεῖο καὶ θαμὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἔρδοις, τάχα κεν μέγα καὶ τὸ γένοιτο → for if you add only a little to a little and do this often, soon that little will become great (Hesiod W&D, 361-362)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
verb transitive
mathematically: P. διασχίζειν (Plato).
generally: P. and V. διαιρεῖν, διαλαμβανειν, διιστάναι (Euripides, Fragment), διείργειν (Euripides, Fragment), P. μερίζειν.
separate: P. and V. χωρίζειν, V. νοσφίσαι (1st aor. act. of νοσφίζεσθαι), Ar. and P. διαχωρίζειν (Plato).
divide into two parts: P. τέμνειν δίχα.
cleave asunder: P. and V. σχίζειν, P. διασχίζειν; see cleave.
distribute: P. and V. νέμειν; see distribute.
divide between oneself and others: P. διαιρεῖσθαι, διανέμεσθαι, νέμεσθαι, μερίζεσθαι.
divide by lot: P. and V. διαλαγχάνειν (Plato).
set at variance: Ar. and P. διιστάναι, P. διασπᾶν.
verb intransitive
separate: P. and V. χωρίζεσθαι, διίστασθαι.
of reads, etc.: P. and V. σχίζεσθαι.
go different ways: see separate.
a civil war is wont to arise among townsfolk if a city is divided against itself: V. οἰκεῖος ἀνθρώποισι γίγνεσθαι φιλεῖ πόλεμος ἐν ἀστοῖς ἢν διχοστατῇ πόλις (Euripides, Fragment).
be divided in opinion: P. διίστασθαι, Ar. and P. στασιάζειν, V. διχοστατεῖν.
