διαστέλλω (diastello)

Where it lives

Susanna (LXX) 1 · 13.09/10k
Nahum 1 · 10.83/10k
Malachias 1 · 7.2/10k
Ruth 1 · 5.21/10k
Mark 5 · 4.54/10k
Michaeas 1 · 4.39/10k
Esdras II 5 · 4.21/10k
Ezechiel 11 · 3.81/10k
Leviticus 6 · 3.21/10k
Osee 1 · 2.65/10k
Judith 2 · 2.28/10k
Psalmi Salomonis 1 · 2.1/10k

Densest 12 of 35 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

διαστέλλω · diastellō — LSJ

put asunder, expand, separate, to tear, open, to be dilated, being dispersed, let, be dispelled

put asunder, expand, separate, συνεσταλμένα δ. Hp. Off. 11; τὸν ἀέρα ταῖς πτέρυξιν Arist. IA 713a12; τινὰς ξίφει J. BJ 5.2.2; δ. τι ταῖς ὄνυξι to tear it open, Plu. Thes. 36:—Pass., to be dilated, of the lungs or heart, Arist. Aud. 800b2, Gal. 2.657, al.; διασταλέντα τὰ ὑγρά being dispersed, Arist. Pr. 891a2; διασταλήτω πᾶσα σκοτία let all darkness be dispelled, PMag.Par. 1.2472.

2 divide, distinguish

divide, δίχα Pl. Plt. 265e; distinguish, τοὺς Τρῶας τῶν Δαρδάνων Sch.Il.Oxy. 1086.115; τῷ τόνῳ POxy. 1012Fr. 16.5 (Pass.).

b define precisely, distinct, to be distinctive, definite, determinate

define precisely, τὰ λεγόμενα Pl. Euthd. 295d, cf. Arist. Top. 134b22, Phld. Rh. 1.50S.; intr., ὅρασις διαστέλλουσα distinct vision, LXX 1 Ki. 3.1; also, to be distinctive, opp. ἀπόλυτον εἶναι, A.D. Pron. 39.1:—Med., δ. περί τινος Arist. Pol. 1268b32, Phld. D. 3Fr. 8: c. acc., Pl. R. 535b:—Pass., διεσταλμένος definite, determinate, A.D. Synt. 37.7, al.

3 command expressly, give express orders

command expressly, give express orders, ῥητῶς ὑπέρ τινος Plb. 3.23.5; ἐπιτακτικῶς δ. περί τινων D.S. 28.15:—Med., LXX Jd. 1.19, al., PHal. 7.6 (iii B. C.), Ev.Marc. 5.43, etc.

4 pronounce

pronounce, χείλεσι LXX Le. 5.4.

5 give orders in writing

give orders in writing, UPZ 111.6 (ii B.C.):—more freq. in Med., ib. 11.23 (ii B.C.), al.

6 pay, render, make an order for payment, discharge

pay, render, esp. in kind, POxy. 88.5 (ii A. D.), al.; make an order for payment, Ostr. 1164 (ii/iii A. D.); discharge a vow, LXX Le. 22.21.

7 set apart

set apart, τινὰ ἑαυτῷ ib. 3 Ki. 8.53; τὴν ἱερὰν γῆν PRev.Laws 36.7 (iii B.C.), cf. PTeb. 74.2 (ii B.C.).

II differ

intr., differ, πρός τινα Plb. 18.47.11.

In the wild

διαστέλλειν · diastellein Aristotle, De Respiratione (DIORISIS sentence 36)
διαστείλασθαι · diasteilasthai Aristotle, Politics 1268b (DIORISIS sentence 630)
διαστείλασα · diasteilasa Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9.10 (DIORISIS sentence 8184)
διεσταλμένα · diestalmena Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9.11 (DIORISIS sentence 8307)
διεστειλάμεθα · diesteilametha New Testament, Acts 15.24 (DIORISIS sentence 528)
διαστελλόμενον · diastellomenon New Testament, Hebrews 12.20 (DIORISIS sentence 235)

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Where it came from

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