διασπάω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

δια-σπάωcontr.vb act. and mid., of persons, animals, a storm-windtear apartpersons, their insides, or sim.Hdt. E.sts.tm. Ar. Plu.hyperbol., of political opponentsa personD.act.tear offa person's limbsPlb.pass.of a personbe torn apartIsoc. Plu.of the soul, on deathPl.fig., of a personw.prep.phr.by a political opponentD. tear down, break throughbreak upa stockade, bridge, floor, or sim.X. Plb. Plu.break, snapfettersfig.ref. to legal restraintsD.of a horsea halterX.pass.of a stockade, bridgebe torn downPlb.of chainsbe brokenNT. fig.tear apart, wreck, ruina householdE.fr.a kingdomPlb.mid.divide, fragmentopp. unitea cityPl.break up, dissolvea political leaguePlb.gener.subvertlaws, a constitutionX. D.pass.of a populacebe dividedinto factionsHdt. in military ctxt., of troopspull apartso as to create a gapbreak up, breachan enemy's formationPlb.of a manoeuvrebreak upone's own formationArist.pass.of a military formationbe pulled apart or broken upso as to leave gapsTh. X. Plb. Plu.pf.pass.usu. ptcpl.of troops, shipsbe out of formation, be split up or separatedTh. X. Plb. Plu. of a commanderseparatehis army and navyHdt.detacha body of troopsw. ἀπό + gen.fr. an armyX.intr.divide one's forcesas a tacticX.pass.of troopsbe dividedinto two detachmentsX.become separated or detachedfr. each other or the main forceX.of a country's military forcesbe scattered or dispersedX. Plb. in non-military ctxts.separatea husband and wifeX.animalsw. ἀπό + gen.fr. each otherX. dissociaterhythmw. χωρίς + gen.fr. melodyPl.intr., of elements in a person's naturepull in different directionsArist.pass.of personsbe separatedw. ἀπό + gen.fr. their friendsArist. separate into partsdivideelements in a person's natureArist.of a historiansplit up, fragmenta narrativePlb.pass.of thingsbe split up, separated or dividedPl. Arist.

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to tear asunder, part forcibly

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διασπάω

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διασπαω

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9068

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-9069

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    "key": "διασπάω"
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  "senses": [],
  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-9069"
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