διχοτομέω
dichotomeo
cut in twain: bisect
Appears 3 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
διχοτομέω, A. cut in twain: bisect a line, 6.28.2:—Pass., Pr. 913b31; σώματος -ηθέντος Pyrrh. 24: metaph. of the medial raphe of the perineum, 6.62, etc. 2. punish with the last severity, 24.51. 3. divide into two (logically), Plt. 302e, PA 642b22, 644b19. 4. intr., of the moon, dub. in 2.929f.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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