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μερίζω, to divide, distribute

μερίζω, Dor. μερ-ίσδω, Bion 2.31: Att. fut. -ιῶ Pl. Prm. 131c: aor. ἐμέρισα Nicom.Com. 1.27; Dor. part. μερίξας Ti.Locr. 99d: pf. μεμέρικα D.H. Pomp. 4:—Med., fut. -ίσομαι Sopat. in Rh. 8.306 W., -ιοῦμαι LXX Pr. 14.18: aor. ἐμερισάμην Is. 9.24, etc.: pf. μεμέρισμαι D. 47.34 (v.l. νενέμημαι):—Pass., fut. μεριοῦμαι Arist. PA 664a27, μερισθήσομαι Plot. 4.3.8, 6.4.4: aor. ἐμερίσθην Pl. Ti. 56d, etc.: pf. μεμέρισμαι Id. Prm. 144b, D. 15.5, etc.: (μερίς):—
  • divide, distribute, Pl. Prm. 131c; μ. τὸ ἄπειρον Arist. Ph. 204a34; μ. [ἀρχήν] τινα εἰς πλείους Id. Pol. 1321b37; καθʼ 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, ἐφʼ ἕκαστον μ. τὸ φιλεῖν Arist. MM 1213b5; 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 (Pass.); apportion, allocate funds, IG 2(2).29.18, al., SIG 577.22 (Milet., iii/ii B.C.) (Pass., IG 2(2).1672.116, al.); τὸ μὲν εἰς δαπάνην, τὸ δʼ 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:—Pass., to be delivered over, εἰς ὕβριν καὶ δουλείαν Chor. p.216 B. [35.2.39]
      • 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 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. EN 1137a2.
    • III 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. BC 4.78, cf. Luc. DDeor. 4[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 oneʼs energy, Chor. p.11 B. [2.2.pr]; also, to be split into parties or factions, Plb. 8.21.9, App. BC 1.1, 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.

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