διακρίνω (diakrino)

Where it lives

Jude 2 · 44.94/10k
James 3 · 17.54/10k
Joel 2 · 12.99/10k
Epistula Jeremiae 1 · 7.94/10k
1 Corinthians 5 · 7.4/10k
De Somno et Vigilia 2 · 6.73/10k
Ion 2 · 4.99/10k
Timaeus 10 · 4.23/10k
De Insomniis 1 · 4.19/10k
Lovers 1 · 4.18/10k
Job 5 · 3.75/10k
Romans 2 · 2.85/10k

Densest 12 of 69 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

διακρίνω · diakrinō — LSJ

separate one from another, part, to be parted, part and join different

separate one from another, ὥς τʼ αἰπόλια . . αἰπόλοι ἄνδρες ῥεῖα διακρίνωσιν Il. 2.475, cf. Hdt. 8.114; part combatants, εἰς ὅ κε δαίμων ἄμμε διακρίνη Il. 7.292, etc.; εἰ μὴ νὺξ . . διακρινέει μένος ἀνδρῶν 2.387; δ. φιλέοντε Od. 4.179; κρόκην καὶ στήμονας συγκεχυμένους δ. Pl. Cra. 388b:—Pass., to be parted, of hair, Plu. Rom. 15: more freq. of combatants, διακρινθήμεναι (Ep. inf. aor. 1 Pass.) ἤδη Ἀργείους καὶ Τρῶας Il. 3.98, cf. 102, 7.306, etc.: also in fut. Med., διακρινέεσθαι Od. 18.149, 20.

b to be divorced

Pass., to be divorced, Leg.Gort. 2.46.

2 separate, decompose into elemental parts

in Philosophy, separate, decompose into elemental parts, opp. συγκρίνω, chiefly in Pass., Anaxag. 12, cf. Arist. Metaph. 985a28, [Epich.]245, Pl. Phd. 71b, Prm. 157a, etc.

3 sets apart, removes, outshines

ἄστρων διακρίνει φάη σελάνα prob. sets apart, removes, i.e. outshines, B. 8.28.

II distinguish, distinction, distinction was made, distinct, varied

distinguish, καί κʼ ἀλαὸς διακρίνειε τὸ σῆμα Od. 8.195; οὐδένα δ. without distinction of persons, Hdt. 3.39; οὐχὶ δ. τὴν πενιχρὰν ἢ πλουσίαν Diod.Com. 2.8: pf. Pass. in med. sense, διακεκρίμεθα τάς τε καθαρὰς ἡδονὰς καὶ . . Pl. Phlb. 52c: plpf. in pass. sense, διεκέκριτο οὐδέν no distinction was made, Th. 1.49; διακεκριμέναι distinct, varied, B. Fr. 24.

III decide, determine, mark, crisis, has, crisis, get, decided, decide among yourselves, bring an issue to decision, with, to be judged

decide, of judges, ὀρθᾷ δ. φρενί Pi. O. 8.24; δ. δίκας Hdt. 1.100; διὰ δὲ κρίνουσι θέμιστας Theoc. 25.46; also, determine a fever, mark its crisis, Hp. Coac. 137; ἡ νοῦσος μάλιστα διακρίνει ἐν οὐδενί has usually no crisis in any patient, Id. Morb. 2.71; δ. αἵρεσιν Hdt. 1.11; δ. εἰ . . Id. 7.54; δ. περί τινος Ar. Av. 719:—Med., νεῖκος δ. get it decided, Hes. Op. 35; τὸ ζητούμενον Pl. Phlb. 46b; decide among yourselves, ταῦτα . . ὅπως ποτʼ ἔχει δ. D. 32.28:—Pass., bring an issue to decision, ἐπέεσ

IV set, apart for holy purposes

set [a place] apart for holy purposes, Pi. O. 10(11).46.

V interpret

interpret a dream, etc., Ph. 2.54, Junc. ap. Stob. 4.50.95.

VI question

question, τοὺς ἰατρούς Arr. Epict. 4.1.148.

VII doubt, hesitate, waver

doubt, hesitate, waver, Act. Ap. 11.12 (s.v.l.): usu. in Med. and Pass., μηδὲν διακρινόμενος ib. 10.20; μὴ διακριθῆτε Ev.Matt. 21.21, cf. Ep.Rom. 4.20.

In the wild

διακρινομένου · diakrinomenou Aristotle, De Insomniis (DIORISIS sentence 57)
διακρίνειν · diakrinein Aristotle, De Sensu et Sensibilibus (DIORISIS sentence 116)
διακρίνει · diakrinei Aristotle, De Sensu et Sensibilibus (DIORISIS sentence 11)
διακριθῇ · diakrithēi Aristotle, De Somno et Vigilia (DIORISIS sentence 83)
διακριθῇ · diakrithēi Aristotle, De Somno et Vigilia (DIORISIS sentence 87)
διακριθῆναι · diakrithēnai Aristotle, Metaphysics book 12 (DIORISIS sentence 3508)

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