περισχίζω
περισχίζω
fut. ίσω
to slit and tear off, Plut., Luc.
Pass., of a river, περισχίζεσθαι τὸν χῶρον to split round a piece of land, i. e. split into two branches so as to surround it, Hdt.;—so, of a stream of men, to part and go different ways, Plat.