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ἀπορρήγνυμι

ἀπορρήγνυμι, to break off, snap asunder

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ἀπέρρηξαν aorist active indicative 3rd plural of ἀπορρήγνυμι

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ἀπορρήγνῡμι or ἀπορρηγνύω,
  • break off, δεσμὸν ἀπορρήξας Il. 6.507, cf. Hdt. 3.32; ἧκε δʼ ἀπορρήξας κορυφὴν ὄρεος Od. 9.481; πνεῦμʼ ἀπέρρηξεν βίου snap the thread of life, die, A. Pers. 507; ἀ. πνεῦμα, βίον, E. Or. 864, IT 974, cf. Tr. 756; ἀ. ψυχήν AP 7.313; τὰ μακρὰ τείχη ἀ. ἀπὸ τῆς τῶν Μεγαρέων πόλεως Th. 4.69; ἀ. τῆς εἰρήνης τὴν ξυμμαχίαν, a phrase of D. censured by Aeschin. 3.72; ἀ. πάνυ τείνουσαι τὸ καλῴδιον Luc. DMeretr. 3.3.
      • 2 causal, ἀ. τὸν θυμόν let oneʼs rage burst forth, D.H. Rh. 9.5, cf. Luc. Am. 43; burst out with a remark, App. BC 2.81: —Pass., πόλεμος . . ἀπερρήγνυτο ἐς ἔργον Id. Syr. 15.
      • 3 ἀ. ἑαυτόν τινος tear oneself away, break away from, Plu. Marc. 27; τῶν τοῦ πατρὸς ἐπιτηδευμάτων J. AJ 10.3.1; deprive, τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς τῆς βασιλικῆς ἐλπίδος Id. BJ 1.23.2.
    • II Pass., freq. in aor. ἀπερράγην [ᾰ] Hdt. 8.19, etc.: pf. ἀπέρρηγμαι Ph. 2.510; but 3 sg. ἀπορέρηκται Gal. ap. Orib. 46.21.22:—to be broken off or severed from, ἀπό τινος Hdt. l.c., ib. 37: abs., to be broken off, severed, Id. 2.29, Th. 5.10, etc.; break away from oneʼs allegiance, rebel, J. BJ 2.14.3.
      • 2 Act., pf. ἀπέρρωγα in Pass. sense, Archil. 47, etc.; φωνὴ ἀπερρωγυῖα a broken voice, Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 10, Arist. Aud. 804b20; ἀπερρωγώς broken in character, dissolute, Luc. Pseudol. 17; οἵ γε μὴ τελέως -ότες Muson. Fr. 12 p.64 H.; absurd, S.E. M. 8.165.
    • III intr. in aor. 1 Act., ἀπορρήξας ἀπὸ δεσμῶν AP 9.240 (Phil.); κακὸν ἀπέρρηξε Luc. Abd. 6.

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