διαιρέω
διαιρέω
fut. ήσω
aor2 -εῖλον
aor1 pass. -ῃρέθην
to take one from another, to cleave in twain, to divide into parts, Il., Hdt.; δ. λαγόν to cut it open, Hdt.; δ. πυλίδα to break it open, Thuc.; δ. τὴν ὀροφήν to tear it away, Thuc.; δ. τοῦ τείχους to take down part of the wall, make a breach in it, Thuc.; τὸ διῃρημένον the breach, Thuc.
to divide, δύο μοίρας Λυδῶν the Lydians into two parts, Hdt.; so, δ. τριχῆ Plat.; εἰς δύο Dem.:—Mid. to divide for themselves, ναῦς Thuc.: but also to divide among themselves, Hes., Hdt.:—Pass., διῃρημένοι κατʼ ἀναπαύλας divided into relays, Thuc.
to divide into component parts, Plat.
to distinguish, Ar.
to determine, decide, Hdt., Aesch., etc.
to say distinctly, to define, interpret, Hdt., Attic