- περισχίζω
- to split
- 1. to slit and tear off , [1st/2nd c.AD, Refs 2nd c.AD]
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, [Refs 5th c.BC];—;so, of a stream of men, to part and go different ways , [5th/4th c.BC] (ML)