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Gloss loose one from another, part asunder,
διαλύω,fut. -λύσω,etc.,
A. loose one from another, part asunder, διαπλέκων καὶ διαλύωνtwining anduntwining,
Hdt. 4.67 ; νὺξ δ. τοὺς ἀγωνιζομένους
Id. 8.11
;δ. τὸν σύλλογον, τὴν συνουσίαν, τὴν πανήγυριν,etc.,breakitup, dismissit, Id. 7.10 .δ́,
Pl. Ly. 223b , X. Cyr. 6.1.10 , etc.;τὴν σκηνὴν εἰς κοίτην δ. break upthe party and go to bed, ib. 2.3.1 ;δ. τὴν στρατιάνib. 6.1.6 ;τὸ ναυτικόν disbandit, Th. 2.93 :— Med. , συνουσίας
Pl. Grg. 457d
:— Pass. , of an army, assembly, etc.,disperse,
Hdt. 1.128 , etc.; ἐκ τοῦ συλλόγου
Id. 3.73
, cf. 8.56 : infut.
Med. ,partfrom one's escort, Th. 2.12 ; of a man,die,
X. Cyr. 8.7.20 .
2. dissolveinto its elements,break up, destroy,
Close Browse lexicon entries s 1 .; ἐξ ἑνὸς εἰς πολλὰ δ.
;disperse, break upa herd of sheep, BGU 1012.12
(ii B.C.);break upa ship, παλαιὰν τριήρη δ.
(iii B.C.);τρίπους, ὅρμος διαλελυμένος,
SIG 2588.169 , 198 (Delos,ii B.C.); τὰς οἰκήσεις
; σῴζεσθαι καὶ διαλυθεῖσαν οἴχεσθαι πολιτείαν
; of the sun,thawfrozen things, X. Cyn. 5.2 :— Pass. , ἐξ ὧν σύγκειται καὶ εἰς ἃ διαλύεται
3. break off, put an end tofriendship, ὁμολογίας
:— Pass. , of married persons,separate, be divorced, SIG 364.59 (Ephesus):— Med. , διαλύσασθαι ξεινίην
: abs.,dissolve friendship,
Arist. EN 1162b25 :— Pass. , αἱ σπονδαὶ διελέλυντο
4. put an end toenmity,ἔχθραν, πόλεμον,
Id. 8.46 :— Med. , δ. ἔχθρας
Pass. (with Med. signf.), διελέλυσθε τὸν πόλεμον
( v.l. διελύεσθε ):— Pass. , τὰς ἔχθρας διαλύεσθαι
b. c. acc. pers.,reconcile,
πρὸς ἔμ' αὑτὸν διαλύειν ἠξίου
, cf. 41.14 ; δ. τινὰς ἐκ διαφορᾶς
; οὐ γὰρ ἦν ὁ διαλύσων οὔτε λόγος οὔτε ὅρκος
; esp. in legal proceedings, PHamb. 25.5
(iii B.C.), etc.:— Pass. and Med. , c. gen. rei,διαλύεσθαι νείκους to be parted fromquarrel, i.e. be reconciled, E. Or. 1679 ( v.l. νείκας ); soδιαλυθείσης τῆς διαφορᾶςprob. in D.S. 14.110 : also abs.,to be reconciled, make up a quarrel,
X. HG 7.4.25 , cf. Test. ap. Aeschin. 1.66 , Thphr. Char. 12.14 ; πρός τινας
Med. , ὅπως . . μὴ διαλύσει
5. generally,put an end to, do away with,
;πάσας αὐτοῦ διαλύσω τὰς ἀπολογίαςd. 27.58 ; τὸν ἐχόμενον φόβον δ. τῶν Ἑλλήνων
:—so in Med. , ἐγκλήματα δ.
;δ. περὶ τῶν ἐγκλημάτωνib. 145 ; διαβολάς
, 15.16 ; τι τῶν κατηγορημένων
;δ. ἃ ἐψηφίσασθε cancelyour vote, Lys. 18.15 ;διαλύσασθαι τὰ πρὸς ἀλλήλους settlemutual claims, Isoc. 4.40 .
6. solvea difficulty, Pl. Sph. 252d ; τὴν ἀπορίαν
:— Med. , διαλύσεσθαι σόφισμα
7. δ.τὰς τιμάς pay the fullvalue, D. 29.7 ;pay, discharge,
: also c. acc. pers.,δ. τὸν ναύκληρον satisfyhim, i.e.payhimoff,
D. 49.29 , cf. 34.40 , 36.50 :— Med. ,orderdebtsto be paid,
; but also,to havethempaid to oneself,
; esp. of the result of hunger, διαλύεσθαι τῷ λιμῷ
(ii B.C.), cf. 42.9 (also in Act. intr.,ὑπὸ τῆς λιμοῦ δ.ib. 122.23
(ii B.C.));make supple and pliant,
Ar. Pax 85 :— Pass. , δ. καὶ ἀδυνατεῖν
;ἀνάπλους διαλελυμένοςa sailing outin loose order,
Plb. 16.2.6 ;διαλελυμένη λέξιςalaxstyle, D.H. Lys. 9 .
2. abs.,slacken one's hold, undo,
References Hdt. 4.67 Id. 8.11 Id. 7.10 Pl. Ly. 223b X. Cyr. 6.1.10 2.3.1 6.1.6 Th. 2.93 Pl. Grg. 457d Hdt. 1.128 Id. 3.73 8.56 Th. 2.12 X. Cyr. 8.7.20 Pl. R. 609a 1 Id. Ti. 68d BGU 1012.12 IG 2.804 PSI 4.382 SIG 2588.169 198 Plb. 4.65.4 Test.Epict. 8.6 Pl. Lg. 945c X. Cyn. 5.2 Arist. GC 325b19 Ph. 204b33 Isoc. 4.175 Arist. EN 1157b10 SIG 364.59 Hdt. 4.154 Arist. EN 1162b25 Th. 5.1 Id. 8.46 Is. 7.11 Isoc. 12.160 Id. 4.172 D. 4.15 Isoc. 14.27 Th. 4.19 D. 21.122 41.14 Plb. 1.87.4 Th. 3.83 PHamb. 25.5 E. Or. 1679 D.S. 14.110 X. HG 7.4.25 Aeschin. 1.66 Thphr. Char. 12.14 D. 38.24 Lys. 4.1 D. 21.216 Th. 1.131 27.58 Pl. Mx. 241b Th. 1.140 145 Isoc. 11.37 15.16 Id. 12.218 Lys. 18.15 Isoc. 4.40 Pl. Sph. 252d Arist. Metaph. 1062b31 S.E. P. 2.238 D. 29.7 Hdt. 5.30 D. 20.12 Arist. Pol. 1276a11 Plb. 31.27.4 D. 28.2 D. 49.29 34.40 36.50 Arr. An. 7.10.3 D.Chr. 46.6 Hp. Aph. 3.17 UPZ 11.27 42.9 122.23 Ar. Pax 85 Arist. HA 585a33 Plb. 16.2.6 D.H. Lys. 9 Theoc. 24.32 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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