The corpus record

διαληπτ-έον

dialepteon

one must divide

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Where it lives

Statesman 1 · 0.59/10k
Philebus 1 · 0.57/10k
Politics 1 · 0.15/10k

What it meant

διαληπτ-έον · dialēpt-eon — LSJ

one must divide, we must distinguish and say

one must divide, τὰς ἐπιστήμας Pl. Plt. 258b; δ. ὡς . . we must distinguish and say that . ., Arist. Pol. 1290b9.

II one must hold an opinion, form a judgement

one must hold an opinion, form a judgement, τὸ παραπλήσιον δ. περί τινος Plb. 6.44.1, 11.25.3.

III one must discuss, treat

one must discuss, treat, Porph. Abst. 1.57.

In the wild

διαληπτέον · dialēpteon Aristotle, Politics 1290b (DIORISIS sentence 1446)
διαληπτέον · dialēpteon Plato, Philebus 55
διαληπτέον · dialēpteon Plato, Statesman 258

Where it came from

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