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περισχίζω

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Gloss: to split

Transliteration: perischizō

Strong’s: G8765

1. to slit and tear off , (Plutarch)
2. Pass., of a river, περισχίζεσθαι τὸν χῶρον to split round a piece of land, i. e. split into two branches so as to surround it, (Herdotus Historicus);—;so, of a stream of men, to part and go different ways , (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
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