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“dia-bolos in Greek meaning ‘the who who divides.”

--- Luc Ferry. “A Brief History of Thought.”

Date: 2018-12-17 07:04 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
In ancient Greek "βολος" — throwing nets (when fishing)
Dictionaries claim that "διάβολος" is translated as "slandering."
When "διά" is used in the sense of divide, it "δι-αιρέω": 1) separate, disassemble, divide, divide 2)... 3) ... 4) ... 5) ...

It is not clear where the author took such an etymology.

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