Diccionario

G01262

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

διαλύω

Infl. fut. -λυ?σω

Infl. perf. -λέλυ^κα

Infl. Pass., aor1 -ελυ?́θην

Infl. perf. -λέλυ^μαι

I. "to loose one from another, to part asunder, undo", Hdt.: "to dissolve" an assembly, id=Hdt., Thuc., etc.; τὴν σκηνὴν εἰς κοίτην δ. "to break up" the party and go to bed, Xen.; δ. τὴν στρατιάν "to disband" it, Thuc.:—Pass., of an assembly, "to break up", Hdt., etc.: of a man, "to die", Xen.

2. "to dissolve" into its elements, "to break up", Plat.

3. "to put an end to" friendship, "break off" a truce, Thuc., etc.:—so in Mid., διαλύσασθαι ξεινίην Hdt.

4. "to put an end" to enmity, Thuc.; and in Mid., Dem., etc.

b. c. acc. pers. "to reconcile", τινὰ πρός τινα id=Dem.; οὐ γὰρ ἦν ὁ διαλύσων Thuc.:—Pass. and Mid., διαλύεσθαι νείκους "to be parted" from quarrel, i. e. "to be reconciled", Eur., Xen., etc.

5. generally, "to put an end to, do away with", διαβολήν Thuc.; so in Mid., id=Thuc., etc.

6. "to solve" a difficulty, Plat.

7. δ. τιμάς "to pay the full value, discharge" a debt, Hdt., etc.: c. acc. pers. "to pay" him "off", Dem.

II. absol. "to slacken one's hold, undo", Theocr.