διαλαμβάνω fut. -λήψομαι aor2 διέλαβον perf. διείληφα perf. pass. -είλημμαι or -λέλημμαι Ionic -λέλαμμαι to take or receive severally, i. e. each for himself, each his share, Xen., etc. to grasp or lay hold of separately, διαλαβόντες τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας Hdt.:—generally, to seize, arrest, τινά Hdt. as a gymnastic term, to seize by the middle, Ar.: metaph. of the soul, διειλημμένη ὑπὸ τοῦ σωματοειδοῦς Plat. to divide, τὸν ποταμὸν ἐς τριηκοσίας διώρυχας δ. Hdt.:—Pass., ποταμὸς διαλελαμμένος πενταχοῦ divided into five channels, Hdt.; θώρακες διειλημμένοι τὸ βάρος breast-plates having their weight distributed, Xen. to mark at intervals, Decret. ap. Dem. to cut off, intercept, Thuc. to mark off, distinguish:— Pass. χρώμασι διειλημμένη, marked with various colours, Plat. to distinguish in thought, Plat.: to state distinctly, ap. Dem.