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