divide
κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)
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.
Translations
Arabic: قَسَّمَ; Armenian: բաժանել, կիսել; Aromanian: mpartu; Azerbaijani: bölmək; Balinese: dum; Belarusian: дзялі́ць; Bulgarian: разделям; Catalan: dividir; Chinese Mandarin: 分, 分裂, 隔; Czech: dělit; Dutch: verdelen; Esperanto: dividi, onigi, partigi; Estonian: jagama; Finnish: jakaa; French: diviser, fendre; Galician: dividir; German: aufteilen, teilen, einteilen; Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽; Ancient Greek: μερίζω, χωρίζω, διαιρέω; Guaraní: mboja'o; Hebrew: חילק, פיצל; Hindi: बांटना; Hungarian: oszt, feloszt; Icelandic: hluta; Irish: deighil, roinn; Old Irish: rannaid; Italian: dividere; Japanese: 分割する, 分ける; Javanese: dum; Korean: 나누다, 가르다; Latgalian: daleit; Latin: divido; Latvian: dalīt; Lithuanian: dalinti, išskirti; Maguindanao: baad; Malay: bahagian; Maori: kokoti, wehe, kōwae, kōwaewae, tāuteute, totoe; Maranao: bagi', ba'ad; Ngazidja Comorian: upasua; Occitan: dividir; Old English: tōdǣlan; Persian: قسمیدن; Polabian: ai̯delĕt; Polish: dzielić, podzielić; Portuguese: dividir, separar; Romanian: despărți, divide, diviza, împărți; Russian: делить, разделять; Sicilian: spàrtiri; Slovak: deliť, rozdeliť; Somali: qaybin; Sorbian Lower Sorbian: źěliś; Spanish: desunir, dividir; Swahili: -gawa; Swedish: dela, klyva; Telugu: విభజించు; Tocharian B: putk-; Ukrainian: ділити; Vietnamese: chia; Western Bukidnon Manobo: ba'ad; Zazaki: heti kerden; ǃXóõ: khàla
