διασπάω
Infl. fut. -σπάσω
Infl. attic -σπάσομαι
Infl. aor1 -έσπα^σα
Infl. Pass., aor1 -εσπάσθην
Infl. perf. -έσπασμαι
1. "to tear asunder, part forcibly", Lat. divellere, Hdt., Eur., etc.; δ. τὸ σταύρωμα "to tear down" the palisade, Xen.: —Pass., perf. part. διεσπασμένος "torn asunder", Hdt., Dem.
2. in military sense, "to separate" part of an army from the rest, Xen.:—Pass., στράτευμα διεσπασμένον "scattered" and "in disorder", Thuc.;—of soldiers, also, "to be distributed in quarters", Xen.
3. metaph. "to distract, throw into disorder", id=Xen.