ἀπορρήγνυμι

English (LSJ)

or ἀπορρηγνύω,

   A break off, δεσμὸν ἀπορρήξας Il.6.507, cf. Hdt. 3.32; ἧκε δ' ἀπορρήξας κορυφὴν ὄρεος Od.9.481; πνεῦμ' ἀπέρρηξεν βίου snap the thread of life, die, A.Pers.507; ἀ. πνεῦμα, βίον, E.Or.864, IT974, cf. Tr.756; ἀ. ψυχήν AP7.313; τὰ μακρὰ τείχη ἀ. ἀπὸ τῆς τῶν Μεγαρέων πόλεως Th.4.69; ἀ. τῆς εἰρήνης τὴν ξυμμαχίαν, a phrase of D. censured by Aeschin.3.72; ἀ. πάνυ τείνουσαι τὸ καλῴδιον Luc. DMeretr.3.3.    2 causal, ἀ. τὸν θυμόν let one's rage burst forth, D.H.Rh.9.5, cf. Luc.Am.43; burst out with a remark, App.BC2.81: —Pass., πόλεμος . . ἀπερρήγνυτο ἐς ἔργον Id.Syr.15.    3 ἀ. ἑαυτόν τινος tear oneself away, break away from, Plu.Marc.27; τῶν τοῦ πατρὸς ἐπιτηδευμάτων J.AJ10.3.1; deprive, τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τῆς βασιλικῆς ἐλπίδος Id.BJ1.23.2.    II Pass., freq. in aor. ἀπερράγην [ᾰ] Hdt.8.19,etc.:pf. ἀπέρρηγμαι Ph.2.510; but 3sg. ἀπορέρηκται Gal. ap. Orib. 46.21.22:—to be broken off or severed from, ἀπό τινος Hdt.l.c., ib.37: abs., to be broken off, severed, Id.2.29, Th.5.10, etc.; break away from one's allegiance, rebel, J.BJ2.14.3.    2 Act., pf. ἀπέρρωγα in Pass. sense, Archil.47, etc.; φωνὴ ἀπερρωγυῖα a broken voice, Hp. Acut.(Sp.)10, Arist.Aud.804b20; ἀπερρωγώς broken in character, dissolute, Luc.Pseudol.17; οἵ γε μὴ τελέως -ότες Muson.Fr.12p.64H.; absurd, S.E.M.8.165.    III intr. in aor. 1 Act., ἀπορρήξας ἀπὸ δεσμῶν AP9.240 (Phil.); κακὸν ἀπέρρηξε Luc.Abd.6.