discerptio

From LSJ

πάλαι ποτ' ἦσαν ἄλκιμοι Μιλήσιοι → the Milesians were mighty once

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

discerptĭo: ōnis, f. discerpo,
I a tearing in pieces, rending: discerptiones eorum, Vulg. 4 Esdr. 12, 32: juris humani, Liv. 41, 24, 10 Madvig. (al. dissertio).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

discerptĭō, ōnis, f. (discerpo), action de déchirer, déchirement : Vulg. 4 Esdr. 12, 32.

Latin > German (Georges)

discerptio, ōnis, f. (discerpo), die Zerstückelung, Zerreißung, discerptiones eorum, Vulg. 4. Esdr. 12, 32.