I.to leave an interval between:— Pass., διελέλειπτο a gap had been left, Hdt.
2.of Time, διαλιπὼν ἡμέρην having left an interval of a day, Hdt.; ἀκαρῆ διαλιπών having waited an instant, Ar.; διαλιπών absol. after a time, Thuc.
2.c. part. to cease doing a thing, Xen.
3.of Time, διαλιπόντων ἐτῶν τριῶν after an interval of three years, Thuc.