zerspalten
From LSJ
Μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible
zerspalten, I) v. tr.: a) eig.: diffindere. – b) bildl., s. zersplittern no. I. – II) v. intr. diffindi.