ἐκσχίζω
From LSJ
ὡς οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → since unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills
English (LSJ)
A cleave asunder:—Pass., to be divided, Arist.Mu.400b4, Mir.846a14.
German (Pape)
[Seite 779] herausspalten, ποταμὸς ἐξεσχίσθη, theilte sich, Arist. mund. 6.