μεσο-τομέω · meso-tomeō — LSJ
cut in twain, halve, bisect
cut in twain, X. Oec. 18.2; halve, bisect, Pl. Plt. 265a.
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μεσο-τομέω
mesotomeo
cut in twain
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- μεσοτομεῖν · mesotomein Plato, Statesman 265
- μεσοτομῶν · mesotomōn Xenophon, Economics 18.2 (DIORISIS sentence 797)
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