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ἀποσχίζω

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Gloss: to sever

Transliteration: aposchizō

Strong’s: G6498

1. to split or cleave off , (Odyssey by Homer)
2. to sever or detach from , τινὰ ἀπό τινος (Herdotus Historicus):—;Pass., ἀποσχισθῆναί τινος to be separated from . . ., (Herdotus Historicus); of a river, to be parted from the main stream, (Herdotus Historicus); of a tribe, to be detached from its parent stock, (Herdotus Historicus)
3. metaphorically, ἀπ. τινὰ τοῦ λόγου to cut him off from his speech, interrupt him in it, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
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