τμήγω

τμήγω, Nic. Fr. 72, D.P. 1043, Man. 2.75: fut. τμήξω (ἀπο-) Parm. 2: aor. 1 ἔτμηξα IG 5(2).473 (Megalop., iii A.D.); Dor. ἔτμᾱξα Theoc. 8.24 (prob.): aor. 2 δι-έτμᾰγον Od. 7.276:—Med., aor. ἐτμηξάμην Nic. Al. 68, AP 7.480 (Leon.):—Pass., aor. 2 ἐτμάγην [ᾰ] in Ep. 3 pl. τμάγεν (cf. διατμήγω) Il. 16.374; later ἐτμήγην Call. Fr. 300, AP 9.661 (Jul.): more freq. in comp. with ἀπό or διά:—

• Ep. collat. form of τέμνω, cut, cleave, σικύας, πυετίην, Nic. ll. cc.; κάλαμος [δάκτυλον] ἔτμαξεν prob. in Theoc. l.c.; cut, of a circle, Man. l.c.:—Med., ὁδὸν ἐτμήξαντο cut their way, AP 7. l.c.
• • • 2 metaph. in aor. 2 Pass., to be divided or dispersed, part, ἐπεὶ ἂρ τμάγεν Il. l.c.

τμήγω, aor. I. ἔτμηξα, aor.2 ἔτμαγον, u. pass. ἐτμάγην, ep. Nebenform von τέμνω, schneiden, hauen ; τμήξας, Il. 11.146 ; pass. 16.374, ἐπεὶ ἂρ τμάγεν, für ἐτμάγησαν, nachdem sie sich getrennt, zerstreut hatten ; öfter bei sp.D., wie Ap.Rh. 2.481, Maneth. 2.75, Nic. Al. 68, Th. 886 ; auch aor. med. τμήξαιο, Al. 299.

†τμήγω

[τ(ε)μ-, τάμνω.]

Aor. pple. τμήξας Il. 11.146.

3 pl. aor. pass. τμάγεν Il. 16.374.

(ἀπο-, δια-)

To cut, sever : χεῖρας ἀπὸ ξίφεϊ τμήξας Il. 11.146.

To cut up (a body of the foe), scatter (it) : ἐπεὶ ἂρ τμάγεν Il. 16.374.

τμήγω (τέμνω): cut; only pass., aor. 3 pl. τμάγεν, fig., ‘they separated,’ ‘dispersed,’ Il. 11.146, Il. 16.374.

τμήγω Epic form of τέμνω

• • • 1to cut, cleave: Mid., ὁδὸν ἐτμήξαντο cut their way, Anth.
    • 2metaph. in aor2 pass. to be divided or dispersed, to part, Il.