σχίζα: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ης, ἡ, ([[σχίζω]]) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">piece of wood cut off, lath, splinter</b>, σχίζῃ δρυός <span class="bibl">Od.14.425</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span> 1032</span>: pl., [[wood cleft small]], esp. [[firewood]], <b class="b3">καῖε δ' ἐπὶ σχίζῃς [τοὺς μηρούς</b>] <span class="bibl">Il.1.462</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>191.5</span> (iii B.C.), <span class="title">IG</span> 22.1366.11; τὰ μὲν . . σχίζῃσιν ἀφύλλοισιν κατέκαιον <span class="bibl">Il.2.425</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[shaft]], [[dart]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Ki.</span>20.20</span> sq., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ma.</span>10.80</span>, <span class="title">AP</span>6.282 (Theod.); so σχίζαι εἰς βέλη καταπαλτῶν <span class="title">IG</span>22.1629.996.</span>