- ἀποσχίζω
- to sever
- 1. to split or cleave off , [8th/7th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]
2. to sever or detach from , τινὰ ἀπό τινος [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;Pass., ἀποσχισθῆναί τινος to be separated from . . ., [Refs 5th c.BC]; of a river, to be parted from the main stream, [Refs 5th c.BC]; of a tribe, to be detached from its parent stock, [Refs 5th c.BC]
3. metaph., ἀπ. τινὰ τοῦ λόγου to cut him off from his speech, interrupt him in it, [5th/4th c.BC] (ML)