ἀπόσπασμα

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό,

   A that which is torn off, a piece, rag, shred, Pl.Phd. 113b; branch, division of a tribe, Str.9.5.12, cf. Agatharch.57: generally, a detached portion or particle, ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος ἀ. τὸ σπέρμα Epicur.Fr.329, Zeno Stoic.1.36, Chrysipp.ib.2.191, Ph.1.119; μύθου Corn.ND17.    2 avulsion, tearing apart of bones, Hp.Off.23, cf. Gal.18(2).887.

German (Pape)

[Seite 325] τό, das abgerissene Stück, Lappen, Plat. Phaed. 113 b; Plut.