σχίζα

A. piece of wood cut off, lath, splinter, σχίζῃ δρυός Od. 14.425, cf. Ar. Pax 1032: pl., wood cleft small, esp. firewood, καῖε δ’ ἐπὶ σχίζῃς [τοὺς μηρούς] Il. 1.462, cf. PCair.Zen. 191.5 (iii B.C.), IG 22.1366.11; τὰ μὲν . . σχίζῃσιν ἀφύλλοισιν κατέκαιον Il. 2.425.

2. shaft, dart, LXX 1 Ki. 20.20 sq., 1 Ma. 10.80, AP 6.282 (Theod.); so σχίζαι εἰς βέλη καταπαλτῶν IG 22.1629.996.