δαίζω

Middle Liddell

[δαίω2]
1. to cleave asunder, cleave, Hom., Aesch.
2. to slay, smite, Il., Aesch.
3. to rend, tear, χερσὶ κόμην ἤισχυνε δαΐζων Il.:—Pass., χαλκῷ δεδαϊγμένος Il.; δεδαϊγμένος ἦτορ through the heart, Il.; δεδαϊγμένον ἦτορ a heart torn by misery, Od.; δαϊχθείς Pind., Eur.
4. simply, to divide, ἐδαΐζετο θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν his soul was divided within him, i. e. was in doubt, Il.; δαϊζόμενος κατὰ θυμὸν διχθάδια divided or doubting between two opinions, Il.