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|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">take apart, cleave in twain, divide</b>, διὰ δ' ἀμφοτέρους ἕλε κύκλους ἀσπίδος <span class="bibl">Il. 20.280</span>; παῖδα κατὰ μέλεα διελών <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.119</span>; <b class="b3">δ. λαγόν</b> [[cut]] it [[open]], ib.<span class="bibl">123</span>; <b class="b3">δ. πυλίδα</b> [[break]] it [[open]], <span class="bibl">Th.4.110</span>, <span class="bibl">6.51</span>; δ. τὴν ὀροφήν <b class="b2">tear away, pull down</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.4.48</span>; τοὺς σταυρούς <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>5.2.21</span>; <b class="b3">δ. τοῦ τείχους</b> <b class="b2">take down</b> part of the wall, <b class="b2">make a breach</b> in it, <span class="bibl">Th.2.75</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ διῃρημένον</b> <b class="b2">the breach</b>, ib.<span class="bibl">76</span>,<span class="bibl">5.3</span>; <b class="b3">διῃρημένοι τὸ ὑπόζωμα</b>, of insects, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>556a18</span>; διαιρουμένος τὴν καρδίαν <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Sign.</span>1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[divide]], <b class="b3">δύο μοίρας Λυδῶν</b> the Lydians [[into]] two parts, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.94</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">4.148</span>; δύο μερίδας <span class="bibl">D.48.12</span>; δ. τριχῇ ψυχήν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>253c</span>; δ. εἰς τὸ ἐλάχιστον <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Sens.</span>440b5</span>; εἰς ὁμοιομερῆ <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HA</span>486a5</span> (Pass.):—Med., <b class="b2">divide for themselves</b>, <b class="b3">κατ' ὀλίγας ναῦς διελόμενοι</b> [[distributing]] their ships in small divisions, <span class="bibl">Th.4.11</span>; <b class="b3">τοῖς δικάζουσι δ. τὰ ὦτα</b> [[lending]] an ear <b class="b2">to both</b> parties, <span class="bibl">Lib.<span class="title">Or.</span>52.4</span>; <b class="b2">divide among themselves</b>, τιμάς <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>112</span>; τὴν ληΐην <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.85</span>; κατὰ πόλεις τὸ ἔργον <span class="bibl">Th.7.19</span>; τἀδικήματα <span class="bibl">D.45.38</span>: abs., δ. κατὰ πόλεις <span class="bibl">Th.5.114</span>:—Pass., <b class="b3">διῃρημένοι κατ' ἀναπαύλας</b> [[divided]] into relays, <span class="bibl">Id.2.75</span>; <b class="b3">διαιρήσομαι</b> as fut. Pass., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span>261c</span>; διῄρητο τὰ τῶν Ἑλλήνων εἰς δύο <span class="bibl">D.10.51</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">break up</b>, opp. <b class="b3">συντιθέναι</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>78c</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> [[dispense]], φάρμακον Plu.2.73b. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> [[distinguish]], τυραννίδος εἴδη δύο διείλομεν <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Pol.</span>1295a8</span>, etc.; δ. πότερα… <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>7.26</span>: abs., <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>742</span>:—Med., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>182c</span>; δ. τοὺς ἀμείνους καὶ τοὺς χείρονας <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>950c</span>; δ. περί τινος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Chrm.</span>163d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">determine, decide</b>, διαφορὰς διαιρέοντες <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.23</span>; δίκας <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>472</span>; <b class="b3">τοῦτο πρᾶγμα</b> ib.<span class="bibl">488</span>; <b class="b3">ψήφῳ δ. τοῦδε πράγματος πέρι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">630</span>; τὰ ἀμφίλογα <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Vect.</span>3.3</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>571a</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Prt.</span> 314b</span>, al.; κλήρῳ δ. τὸν νικῶντα <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>946b</span>; δ. περί τινος <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ph.</span> 239b13</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">διαιρείσθω πόσα εἴδη</b>, etc., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1300b18</span>, etc.: abs., <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Ra.</span>1100</span>; also δ. εἴτε <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span>206</span> codd. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">define expressly</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.16</span>.<b class="b3">γ</b> and <span class="bibl">103</span>:—Med., c. acc. et inf., <span class="bibl">Id.7.47</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> Med., [[interpret]], <b class="b3">τέρας, δημεῖον</b>, <span class="bibl">D.H.4.60</span>, <span class="bibl">9.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> in Logic, [[divide]], δ. κατ' εἴδη τὰ ὄντα <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>273e</span>; [[divide]] a genus into its species, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">APo.</span> 96b15</span>, al.:—Med., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">PA</span>642b5</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">V</span> Math., [[divide]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>895e</span> (Pass.); <b class="b3">διελόντι</b>, [[dividendo]], <span class="bibl">Archim.<span class="title">Sph.Cyl.</span>1.6</span>, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VI</span> <b class="b2">divide words, punctuate</b> in reading, <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.17</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1401a24</span> (Pass.); Gramm., [[resolve]] a diphthong or contracted form, διῃρῆσθαι Ἰακῶς <span class="bibl">A.D.<span class="title">Pron.</span>38.17</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Corn.<span class="title">ND</span>5</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdn.<span class="title">Philet.</span>p.456P.</span> (Pass.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">VII</span> [[allocate]] revenues, <span class="title">OGI</span>573.24 (Cilicia).</span>