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διαλύω,

fut. -λύσω, etc.,

1. loose one from another, part asunder, διαπλέκων καὶ διαλύων twining and untwining, Hdt. 4.67; νὺξ δ. τοὺς ἀγωνιζομένους Id. 8.11; δ. τὸν σύλλογον, τὴν συνουσίαν, τὴν πανήγυριν, etc., break it up, dismiss it, Id. 7.10. δ, Pl. Ly. 223b, X. Cyr. 6.1.10, etc.; τὴν σκηνὴν εἰς κοίτην δ. break up the party and go to bed, ib. 2.3.1; δ. τὴν στρατιάν ib. 6.1.6; τὸ ναυτικόν disband it, Th. 2.93: — Med., συνουσίας Pl. Grg. 457d: — Pass., of an army, assembly, etc., disperse, Hdt. 1.128, etc.; ἐκ τοῦ συλλόγου Id. 3.73, cf. 8.56: in fut. Med., part from one's escort, Th. 2.12; of a man, die, X. Cyr. 8.7.20.

2. dissolve into its elements, break up, destroy, δ. καὶ ἀπολλύναι Pl. R. 609a s 1.; ἐξ ἑνὸς εἰς πολλὰ δ. Id. Ti. 68d; disperse, break up a herd of sheep, BGU 1012.12 (ii B.C.); break up a ship, παλαιὰν τριήρη δ. IG 2.804, cf. PSI 4.382 (iii B.C.); τρίπους, ὅρμος διαλελυμένος, SIG 2588.169,198 (Delos, ii B.C.); τὰς οἰκήσεις Plb. 4.65.4; dissolve, κοινόν Test.Epict. 8.6; σῴζεσθαι καὶ διαλυθεῖσαν οἴχεσθαι πολιτείαν Pl. Lg. 945c; of the sun, thaw frozen things, X. Cyn. 5.2: — Pass., ἐξ ὧν σύγκειται καὶ εἰς ἃ διαλύεται Arist. GC 325b19, cf. Ph. 204b33, etc.

3. break off, put an end to friendship, ὁμολογίας Isoc. 4.175; φιλίαν Arist. EN 1157b10: — Pass., of married persons, separate, be divorced, SIG 364.59 (Ephesus): — Med., διαλύσασθαι ξεινίην Hdt. 4.154: abs., dissolve friendship, Arist. EN 1162b25: — Pass., αἱ σπονδαὶ διελέλυντο Th. 5.1.

4. put an end to enmity, ἔχθραν, πόλεμον, Id. 8.46: — Med., δ. ἔχθρας Isaiah 7:11; διαφοράς Isoc. 12.160; πολέμους Id. 4.172, cf. D. 4.15: in plpf. Pass. (with Med. signf.), διελέλυσθε τὸν πόλεμον Isoc. 14.27 (v.l. διελύεσθε): — Pass., τὰς ἔχθρας διαλύεσθαι Th. 4.19: hence, c. acc. pers., reconcile, πρὸς ἔμ' αὑτὸν διαλύειν ἠξίου D. 21.122, cf. 41.14; δ. τινὰς ἐκ διαφορᾶς Plb. 1.87.4; οὐ γὰρ ἦν ὁ διαλύσων οὔτε λόγος οὔτε ὅρκος Th. 3.83; esp. in legal proceedings, PHamb. 25.5 (iii B.C.), etc.: — Pass. and Med., c. gen. rei, διαλύεσθαι νείκους to be parted from quarrel, i.e. be reconciled, E. Or. 1679 (v.l. νείκας); so διαλυθείσης τῆς διαφορᾶς prob. in D.S. 14.110: also abs., to be reconciled, make up a quarrel, X. HG 7.4.25, cf. Test. ap. Aeschin. 1.66, Thphr. Char. 12.14; πρός τινας D. 38.24; περί τινος Lys. 4.1: in fut. Med., ὅπως.. μὴ διαλύσει D. 21.216.

5. generally, put an end to, do away with, χρήμασι τὴν διαβολήν Th. 1.131; πάσας αὐτοῦ διαλύσω τὰς ἀπολογίας d. 27.58; τὸν ἐχόμενον φόβον δ. τῶν Ἑλλήνων Pl. Mx. 241b: — so in Med., ἐγκλήματα δ. Th. 1.140; δ. περὶ τῶν ἐγκλημάτων ib. 145; διαβολάς Isoc. 11.37, 15.16; τι τῶν κατηγορημένων Id. 12.218; δ. ἃ ἐψηφίσασθε cancel your vote, Lys. 18.15; διαλύσασθαι τὰ πρὸς ἀλλήλους settle mutual claims, Isoc. 4.40.

6. solve a difficulty, Pl. Sph. 252d; τὴν ἀπορίαν Arist. Metaph. 1062b31: — Med., διαλύσεσθαι σόφισμα S.E. P. 2.238.

7. δ.τὰς τιμάς pay the full value, D. 29.7; pay, discharge, τὴν δαπάνην Hdt. 5.30; χρήματα D. 20.12; τὰ συμβόλαια Arist. Pol. 1276a11; χρέος τιϝί Plb. 31.27.4; πάντα διελέλυτο D. 28.2: also c. acc. pers., δ. τὸν ναύκληρον satisfy him, i.e. pay him off, D. 49.29, cf. 34.40, 36.50: — Med., order debts to be paid, διαλέλυμαι ταῦτα Arr. An. 7.10.3; but also, to have them paid to oneself, D.Chr. 46.6.

II

1. relax, weaken, τὸ σῶμα Hp. Aph. 3.17; esp. of the result of hunger, διαλύεσθαι τῷ λιμῷ UPZ 11.27 (ii B.C.), cf. 42.9 (also in Act. intr., ὑπὸ τῆς λιμοῦ δ. ib. 122.23 (ii B.C.)); make supple and pliant, Ar. Pax 85: — Pass., δ. καὶ ἀδυνατεῖν Arist. HA 585a33; ἀνάπλους διαλελυμένος a sailing out in loose order, Plb. 16.2.6; διαλελυμένη λέξις a lax style, D.H. Lys. 9.

2. abs., slacken one's hold, undo, Theoc. 24.32.