διαρθρόω

diarthroo

divide by joints, articulate

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 1
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645c1
Phaedrus 1
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253d5
Protagoras 1
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322a6
Symposium 1
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191a1

Dictionary (LSJ)

διαρθρόω, A. divide by joints, articulate, τὰ στήθη διήρθρου Pl. Smp. 191a:—Pass., διηρθρωμένος well-jointed, well-knit, Hp. Aër. 24, Pl. Phdr. 253d (metaph., πρὸς σωφροσύνην πεπηγὸς καὶ δ. Eun. Hist.p.246 D.); πόδες, δάκτυλοι, Arist. Phgn. 810a16, HA 504a7; to be differentiated, of the embryo, ib.489b9, cf. Hp. Nat.Puer. 17; to be movable-jointed, Id. Art. 30; esp. to be jointed by διάρθρωσις (q.v.), Gal. 2.656, 18(1).433; also διηρθρωμένον γράμμα a distinct birth-mark (opp. συγκεχυμένον), Arist. GA 721b34. 2. endue with articulate speech, τὴν γλῶτταν Luc. Dem.Enc. 14, cf. Plu. Dem. 11:—Med., φωνὴν καὶ ὀνόματα διηρθρώσατο τῇ τέχνῃ invented articulate speech and names, Pl. Prt. 322a. 3. describe distinctly, Id. Lg. 963b, 645c (Pass.), Porph. Plot. 18, Iamb. VP 23.103, etc.; perceive clearly, distinguish, Phld. D. 1.22, Mus.p.39K., Vit.Philonid.p.9 C.; διηρθρωμένη διάληψις Porph. Abst. 2.43; opp. συγκεχυμένος, Id. Marc. 10. 4. complete in detail, fill up so as to form an organic whole, lit., πρὶν διηρθρῶσθαι τὸ σῶμα Arist. HA 521a10 (Act. δ. σάρκα τῇ γλώττῃ of a bear licking its cub into shape, Ael. NA 6.3): metaph., Arist. EN 1098a22:—Pass., Id. Metaph. 986b6; ἂν διαρθροῖτο ὁ συλλογισμός Id. Top. 156a20. 5. distinguish, τὸ γένος A.D. Synt. 138.24.

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