διασπάω
δια-σπάω, fut.
-σπάσομαι [ᾰ]
Ar. Ra. 477 ,
Ec. 1076 , also
A). -σπάσω Hdt. 7.236 : aor.
-έσπᾰσα, Med.
-εσπασάμην E. Hec. 1126 ,
Ba. 339 ,
Plu. Caes. 68 : pf.
-έσπᾰκα Sch.
Th. Oxy. 853i15 :— Pass., aor.
-εσπάσθην: pf.
-έσπασμαι (v. infr.):—
tear asunder, τοὺς ἄνδρας κρεοργηδὸν δ. Hdt. 3.13 , cf.
E. and
Ar. ll. cc., etc.;
ἐμὲ καὶ τὸν ἄνδρα δ. X. Cyr. 6.1.45 ;
δ. τὸ σταύρωμα to break through or
tear down the palisade,
Id. HG 4.4.10 ;
δ. τὴν γέφυραν, τὸ ἔδαφος, Plb. 6.55.1 ,
Plu. Cam. 5 ;
break up,
SIG 364.10 (Ephesus, iii B. C.): metaph.,
διασπᾶν τὴν σύμπνοιαν τοῦ παντός Iamb. Protr. 21 .
λ/:— Pass.,
διέσπασται μελέων φύσις Emp. 63 ;
τὸ Ἀττικὸν [ἔθνος]. . διεσπασμένον ὑπὸ Πεισιστράτου Hdt. 1.59 ;
μόνον οὐ διεσπάσθην D. 5.5 ;
δ. ἀπὸ τῶν φίλων to be torn away from ..,
Arist. Rh. 1386a10 .
3). metaph.,
pull different ways, πόλεις distract states,
Pl. Lg. 875a ;
τὰς πολιτείας D. 4.48 ;
τοὺς νόμους X. Cyr. 8.5.25 ;
διέσπακε τὴν ἱστορίαν has broken the continuity of the narrative, Sch.
Th. l. c.:— Pass.,
διασπώμενος distracted, πρὸς τοσαύτας ὑπηρεσίας Luc. DDeor. 24.1 ;
ὑπὸ τῶν λόγων Id. Icar. 23 .
ShortDef
to tear asunder, part forcibly
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Headword (normalized):
διασπάω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
διασπαω
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-25882
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">δια-σπάω</span>, fut. <span class="foreign greek">-σπάσομαι [ᾰ</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:477" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:477/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 477 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1076" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1076/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 1076 </a>, also <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">-σπάσω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:236" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.236/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.236 </a> : aor. <span class="foreign greek">-έσπᾰσα,</span> Med. <span class="quote greek">-εσπασάμην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1126" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1126/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 1126 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:339" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:339/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 339 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg048:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg048:68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Caes.</span> 68 </a>: pf. <span class="foreign greek">-έσπᾰκα</span> Sch.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oxy.</span> 853i15 </span>:— Pass., aor. <span class="foreign greek">-εσπάσθην</span>: pf. <span class="foreign greek">-έσπασμαι</span> (v. infr.):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tear asunder,</span> <span class="quote greek">τοὺς ἄνδρας κρεοργηδὸν δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.13 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> </span> and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> </span> ll. cc., etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἐμὲ καὶ τὸν ἄνδρα δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:1:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:6:1:45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 6.1.45 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">δ. τὸ σταύρωμα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to break through</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">tear down</span> the palisade, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:4:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:4:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 4.4.10 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">δ. τὴν γέφυραν, τὸ ἔδαφος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:55:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:55:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 6.55.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg011:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg011:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cam.</span> 5 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">break up</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 364.10 </span> (Ephesus, iii B. C.): metaph., <span class="quote greek">διασπᾶν τὴν σύμπνοιαν τοῦ παντός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg002:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg002:21/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Iamb.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Protr.</span> 21 </a> .<span class="foreign greek">λ/</span>:— Pass., <span class="quote greek">διέσπασται μελέων φύσις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 63 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸ Ἀττικὸν [ἔθνος]. . διεσπασμένον ὑπὸ Πεισιστράτου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.59 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μόνον οὐ διεσπάσθην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg005.perseus-grc1:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg005.perseus-grc1:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 5.5 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">δ. ἀπὸ τῶν φίλων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be torn away</span> from .., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1386a:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1386a.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1386a10 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in military sense, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">separate</span> part of an army from the rest, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:5:4:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:5:4:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 5.4.19 </a>; of army and fleet, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:236" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.236/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.236 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">δ. τὰς φάλαγγας</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">break</span> them <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">up,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1303b:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1303b.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1303b13 </a>:— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">στράτευμα διεσπασμένον</span> an army <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scattered and in disorder,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:98" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.98/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 6.98 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.44/canonical-url/"> 7.44 </a>; of a fleet, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:104" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.104/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 8.104 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τῷ διεσπάσθαι τὰς δυνάμεις</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to be widely scattered,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:5:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:5:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 1.5.9 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pull different ways,</span> <span class="foreign greek">πόλεις</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">distract</span> states, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:875a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:875a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 875a </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰς πολιτείας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg004.perseus-grc1:48" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg004.perseus-grc1:48/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 4.48 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τοὺς νόμους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:5:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:5:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.5.25 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">διέσπακε τὴν ἱστορίαν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">has broken the continuity of</span> the narrative, Sch.<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> </span> l. c.:— Pass., <span class="foreign greek">διασπώμενος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">distracted,</span> <span class="quote greek">πρὸς τοσαύτας ὑπηρεσίας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg068:24:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg068:24.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">DDeor.</span> 24.1 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὑπὸ τῶν λόγων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg021:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg021:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Icar.</span> 23 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}