Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, διαλαμβάνω

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II. grasp or lay hold of separately, “διαλαβόντες . . τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας” Hdt.4.94: hence, seize, arrest, “τινά” Id.1.114, Pl.R.615e; “διαλελαμμένος ἄγεται” Hdt.4.68, cf. Ar.Ec.1090 (v. Sch. ad loc.).

2. in wrestling, grasp round the waist, seize by the middle, διαλαβὼν ἀγκυρίσας cj. Casaub. in Ar.Eq.262; “διαλαμβάνων τοὺς νεανίσκους ἐτραχήλιζεν” Plu.Ant.33; in full, “μέσον δ. τινά” Ach.Tat.3.13; also, tie up, “σπάρτῳ” PHolm.12.13: metaph. of the soul, “διειλημμένη ὑπὸ τοῦ σωματοειδοῦς” Pl.Phd.81c.

3. treat, handle, “ταύτῃ τοὺς νόμους” Lys. 14.4; “τὸν ἡγεμόνα ὡς ἀνδράποδον” Philostr.VA5.36.

4. metaph., embrace, ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πᾶν δ. comprehend in a general statement, Thphr. HP8.1.6.

III. divide, “τὸν ποταμὸν ἐς τριηκοσίας διώρυχας δ.” Hdt.1.190, cf. 202, 5.52; “τριχῆ δώδεκα μέρη δ.” divide 12 parts into 3 (i.e. of 4 each), Pl.Lg.763c; ἵνα χωρὶς ἡμᾶς διαλάβῃ, of a person taking his seat between two others, Id.Smp.222e; δ. εἰς δύο πάντας divide them into two parties, Arist.Pol.1296a11; δ. τὸν δῆμον, τοὺς ἀπόρους, ib.1272b11, 1320b8; “τὴν σύμπασαν ἀρχὴν κατὰ ἔθνη” Id.Mu.398a29:—Pass., ποταμὸς διαλελαμμένος πενταχοῦ divided into five channels, Hdt.3.117; of troops, Aen.Tact.10.25; θώρακες διειλημμένοι τὸ βάρος ὑπὸ τῶν ὤμων, στήθους κτλ. coat-armour having its weight distributed so as to be borne by . ., X.Mem.3.10.13.

2. mark at intervals, στήλαις δ. τοὺς ὅρους Decr. ap. D.18.154; τὰ τείχη δ. φυλακτηρίοις καὶ πύργοις provide them at intervals with . ., Arist.Pol. 1331a20（Pass.), cf. OGI701.13（Egypt): of Time, “τὰ τῶν ὡρῶν ἐνιαυτοῖς διειλημμένα” Pl.Lg.886a.

b. make a pause, “δ. λέγοντα” Id.Prt.346e: abs., “διαλαβών” at intervals, Hp.Mul.1.68.

c. give relief, make a break, Arist.Pr.880b22.

3. cut off, intercept, “τὰ στενόπορα” Th.7.73 codd.; “ὁ πορθμὸς ὁ δ. τὴν Σικελίαν” Arist.Mir.840a2; “δ. τάφρῳ” Plb. 5.99.9; “δ. φυλακαῖς διαστήματα” Id.1.18.4, etc.

4. mark off, distinguish, “αἱ πολιτεῖαι . . τοὺς πλείστους διειλήφασιν” Isoc.4.16.

5. diversify, intersperse, “ἐπεισοδίοις δ. τὴν ποίησιν” Arist.Po.1459a36; “λόγον περιόδοις” D.H.Comp.2; παραπληρώμασι ib.16; ποιήσεις μέτροις ib.26:—Pass., γῆ χρώμασι διειλημμένη marked with various colours, Pl.Phd.110b; “λειμῶνες παντοδαποῖς φυτοῖς διειλ.” Luc.Patr.Enc. 10.

b. in pf. part. Pass., “διειλημμένος” distinct, Phld.D.1.24; κατ᾽ οὐ δ. δόξας ibid.; cf. διειλημμένως.

6. divide or distinguish in thought, “ταῦτα δ. τοῖς διανοήμασι” Pl.Lg.777a; δ. δίχα [αὐτοὺς] τῷ παίζειν καὶ μή ib.935d, cf. E.El.373; διὰ τῶν ἔργων δ. τὴν πίστιν draw distinctive arguments from facts, dub. l. in Arist.Pol.1323a40; “περί τινος” Id.PA665a31, PAmh.2.35.44 (ii B.C.): “ὑπέρ τινος” Plb. 2.42.7; “δ. τί δεῖ ποιεῖν” Id.4.25.1, cf. PRyl.68.23 (i B.C.): hence, determine, define, “τὸν καιρόν” Plb.15.5.2: c. inf., Id.30.9.2; grasp, apprehend, Epicur.Ep.1p.5U., al.; perceive, ὅτι . . Phld.Sign.29; give a judicial decision, BGU195.36 (ii A.D.), 15 i 16 (ii A.D.): in later Prose, simply, think, believe, J.AJ2.16.5, Anon.Lond.24.32, etc.

7. state distinctly, Philipp. ap. D.12.23; “περί τινος” A.D.Synt. 22.8, etc.:—Med., ib.162.27.

8. to be pre-eminent throughout, “ἀρεταῖς πᾶσαν τὴν ὑφ᾽ ἡλίῳ” OGI520.5 (Iasus).

Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1940.

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