μερίζω

μερίζω, [dialect] Dor. [suff] μερῐδαρχ-ίσδω, Bion 2.31: [dialect] Att. [tense] fut. -ιῶ Pl.Prm.131c: [tense] aor.

A

ἐμέρισα Nicom.Com.1.27

; [dialect] Dor. part.

μερίξας Ti.Locr.99d

: [tense] pf.

μεμέρικα D.H.Pomp.4

:—[voice] Med., [tense] fut. -ίσομαι Sopat. in Rh.8.306 W., -ιοῦμαι LXX Pr.14.18: [tense] aor.

ἐμερισάμην Is.9.24

, etc.: [tense] pf.

μεμέρισμαι D.47.34

(v.l. νενέμημαι):—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.

μεριοῦμαι Arist.PA664a27

,

μερισθήσομαι Plot.4.3.8

, 6.4.4: [tense] aor.

ἐμερίσθην Pl.Ti.56d

, etc.: [tense] pf.

μεμέρισμαι Id.Prm.144b

, D.15.5, etc.: ([etym.] μερίς):—divide, distribute, Pl. Prm.131c;

μ. τὸ ἄπειρον Arist.Ph.204a34

;

μ. [ἀρχήν] τινα εἰς πλείους Id.Pol.1321b37

; καθ' ἕκαστον εἶδος πολιτείας μ. make a division, ib. 1304b19: abs., split up the amount, ib.1268b15: Arith., μ. τι παρά τι, εἴς τι, divide by . . , Dioph.4.33,34, al.: abs., Gal.5.223.

2 assign a part, allot,

ἐφ' ἕκαστον μ. τὸ φιλεῖν Arist.MM1213b5

; μ. τοὺς τόκους πρὸς τὸν πλοῦν allot the interest according to the voyage, i.e. pay only a part of it, if a part only of the voyage has been performed, D.56.49; allot, assign spheres of duty, τινι PHamb.24.6 ([voice] Pass.); apportion, allocate funds, IG22.29.18, al., SIG577.22 (Milet., iii/ii B.C.) ([voice] Pass., IG22.1672.116,al.);

τὸ μὲν εἰς δαπάνην, τὸ δ' εἰς θησαυρισμόν Phld.Oec.p.71

J., cf. Sto.339.15, Metrod.Herc.831.13; bestow, POxy. 713.29 (i A.D.), etc.; κατὰ τόπους μ. τὰς ἀναγραφάς divide, arrange them, D.H.Th.9; μ. τινὰ τοῖς ποιηταῖς, i. e. make one a theme for several tragedies, Him.Ecl.4.18:—[voice] Pass., to be delivered over, εἰς ὕβριν καὶ δουλείαν Chor.p.216 B.

3 sever, cut off,

πελέκει χεῖρα Him.Or. 2.21

.

4 apply by turns, τὰς χεῖρας τῷ τε τείχει καὶ τῇ λύρᾳ ib.21.12.

II [voice] Med., μερίζεσθαί τι divide among themselves,

χρήματα Din.1.10

, cf. Theoc.21.31;

τι μετά τινος D.34.18

;

πρός τινα τὴν ἀρχήν Hdn.3.10.6

; take possession of, τι D.34.35; ἠρόμην αὐτὸν πότερα μεμερισμένος εἴη πρὸς τὸν ἀδελφόν whether he had gone shares with his brother, Id.47.34.

2 c. gen. rei, get a portion of, Is.9.24.

b take part in,

τοῦ ἀδικήματος Arist.EN1137a2

.

III [voice] Pass., to be divided,

κατὰ μέρος X.An.5.1.9

(s. v.l.);

ἐπὶ πολλά Hp.Insomn.86

;

τὸ μερίζεσθαι τὰς οὐσίας εἰς ὁποσονοῦν πλῆθος Arist.Pol.1265b3

; μ. πρὸς ἑκάστην διοίκησιν (sc. αἱ πρόσοδοι) are distributed, ib.1321b32; ἐς πᾶσαν πεῖραν μ. make attempts in every direction, App.BC4.78, cf. Luc.DDeor.24.1;

μερίζεταί τι ἀπό τινος Id.Nav.8

.

2 to be dispersed,

ὕδωρ ὑπὸ πυρὸς μερισθέν Pl.Ti.56d

; to be split up,

ἄνθρωπος πληγῇ τινι μεριζόμενος Democr.32

: metaph., have divided interests, disperse one's energy, Chor.p.11 B.; also, to be split into parties or factions, Plb.8.21.9, App.BC1.1, Hdn.3.10.4; μεμέρισται ὁ Χριστός; 1 Ep.Cor.1.13.

3 to be reckoned as part,

ἐν τῇ ἀρχῇ τινος μ. D.15.5

.