διακόπτω

diakopto

cut in two, cut through

Appears 14 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 9
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Book I 1
Chapter 13 493a17–493b1

493a28
Book III 4
Chapter 5 515a27–515b26

515b19

Chapter 11 517b21–518b34

518a1

Chapter 13 519a30–519b6

519b4

Chapter 15 519b13–25

519b15
Book V 1
Chapter 19 550b22–552b25

551b5
Book VI 1
Chapter 29 578b6–579a17

579a17
Book IX 2
Chapter 9 614a34–614b17

614b17

Chapter 14 616a14–34

616a26
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 2
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Chapter 41 833a23–27

833a24
Chapter 89 837b8–15

837b14
Generation of Animals 1
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Book IV 1
Chapter 7 775b25–776a14

775b35
Meteorology 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 12 347b34–349a11

348b36
Rhetoric 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 9 1409a22–1410b5

1409b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

διακόπτω, A. cut in two, cut through, διὰ δέρην ἔκοψε μέσσην Anacr. 80, cf. Th. 2.4, X. An. 7.1.17, etc.; χῶμα Wilcken Chr. 11 B 6 (ii B.C.); ἰσθμόν Str. 1.3.18; gash, σκέλος Men. Georg. 48:—Pass., receive a gash, Hp. Aph. 6.18, al., Plb. 2.30.7; so διακέκοπται of base coin which had a hole drilled in it, Suid. 2. break through the enemyʼs line, δ. τάξιν X. An. 1.8.10; τὴν φάλαγγα Plu. Pyrrh. 7; τεῖχος Aen. Tact.32.7: abs., break through the enemyʼs line, X. HG 7.5.23, etc.; διακεκοφότας πρὸς τὰς εἰσόδους Id. Cyr. 3.3.66; so, of a weapon, δ. ἄχρι τοῦ διελθεῖν Luc. Nigr. 37: metaph. of a remedy, have decisive effect, SIG 1170.16 (Epid.). 3. break off, interrupt, τὴν περίοδον Arist. Rh. 1409b9 (Pass.); δ. τὰς διαλύσεις Plb. 1.69.5; συνθήκας Id. 18.42.3; ἑορτήν, ῥῆσιν, Luc. Lex. 11, Dom. 14; ὕπνον Ael. NA 3.37:— Pass., of the pulse, Gal. 8.459; also, to be checked, τὰ πρὸς ἑταίρας δ. σωφρονισμοῖς Plu. 2.712c; διακέκομμαι τὸ στόμα I am struck dumb, Men. Sam. 334. 4. refute, in Pass., Phld. Sign. 11.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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