διίστημι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

δια- (dia-) +‎ ἵστημι (hístēmi)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.ís.tɛː.mi/ → /ðiˈis.ti.mi/ → /ðiˈis.ti.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.ís.tɛː.mi/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /diˈis.te̝.mi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/

Verb

δῐίστημῐ • (diístēmi)

1. to set apart, place separately
2. (active voice, middle voice) to separate, divide
3. (passive voice) to stand apart, be divided
4. (passive voice) to be at variance
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.6:

     ἐξ οὗ δὴ τὰ πρῶτα διαστήτην ἐρίσαντε

     ex hoû dḕ tà prôta diastḗtēn erísante

     from the time when first they parted in strife

5. (passive voice) to differ, be different

Conjugation

   Present: δῐῐ́στημῐ, δῐῐ́στᾰμαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐῐ́στημῐ	δῐῐ́στης	δῐῐ́στησῐ(ν)	δῐῐ́στᾰτον	δῐῐ́στᾰτον	δῐῐ́στᾰμεν	δῐῐ́στᾰτε	δῐῐστᾶσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐῐστῶ	δῐῐστῇς	δῐῐστῇ	δῐῐστῆτον	δῐῐστῆτον	δῐῐστῶμεν	δῐῐστῆτε	δῐῐστῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐῐσταίην	δῐῐσταίης	δῐῐσταίη	δῐῐσταῖτον, δῐῐσταίητον	δῐῐσταίτην, δῐῐσταιήτην	δῐῐσταῖμεν, δῐῐσταίημεν	δῐῐσταῖτε, δῐῐσταίητε	δῐῐσταῖεν, δῐῐσταίησᾰν
	imperative		δῐῐ́στη	δῐῐστᾰ́τω	δῐῐ́στᾰτον	δῐῐστᾰ́των		δῐῐ́στᾰτε	δῐῐστᾰ́ντων
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐῐ́στᾰμαι	δῐῐ́στᾰσαι	δῐῐ́στᾰται	δῐῐ́στᾰσθον	δῐῐ́στᾰσθον	δῐῐστᾰ́μεθᾰ	δῐῐ́στᾰσθε	δῐῐ́στᾰνται
	subjunctive	δῐῐστῶμαι	δῐῐστῇ	δῐῐστῆται	δῐῐστῆσθον	δῐῐστῆσθον	δῐῐστώμεθᾰ	δῐῐστῆσθε	δῐῐστῶνται
	optative	δῐῐσταίμην	δῐῐ́σταιο	δῐῐ́σταιτο	δῐῐ́σταισθον	δῐῐσταίσθην	δῐῐσταίμεθᾰ	δῐῐ́σταισθε	δῐῐ́σταιντο
	imperative		δῐῐ́στᾰσο	δῐῐστᾰ́σθω	δῐῐ́στᾰσθον	δῐῐστᾰ́σθων		δῐῐ́στᾰσθε	δῐῐστᾰ́σθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		δῐῐστᾰ́ναι				δῐῐ́στᾰσθαι
participle	m	δῐῐστᾱ́ς				δῐῐστᾰ́μενος
	f	δῐῐστᾶσᾰ				δῐῐστᾰμένη
	n	δῐῐστᾰ́ν				δῐῐστᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: δῐῑ́στην, δῐῑστᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐῑ́στην	δῐῑ́στης	δῐῑ́στη	δῐῑ́στᾰτον	δῐῑστᾰ́την	δῐῑ́στᾰμεν	δῐῑ́στᾰτε	δῐῑ́στᾰσᾰν
middle/ passive	indicative	δῐῑστᾰ́μην	δῐῑ́στᾰσο	δῐῑ́στᾰτο	δῐῑ́στᾰσθον	δῐῑστᾰ́σθην	δῐῑστᾰ́μεθᾰ	δῐῑ́στᾰσθε	δῐῑ́στᾰντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: δῐᾰστήσω, δῐᾰστήσομαι, δῐᾰστᾰθήσομαι

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐᾰστήσω	δῐᾰστήσεις	δῐᾰστήσει	δῐᾰστήσετον	δῐᾰστήσετον	δῐᾰστήσομεν	δῐᾰστήσετε	δῐᾰστήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰστήσοιμῐ	δῐᾰστήσοις	δῐᾰστήσοι	δῐᾰστήσοιτον	δῐᾰστησοίτην	δῐᾰστήσοιμεν	δῐᾰστήσοιτε	δῐᾰστήσοιεν
middle	indicative	δῐᾰστήσομαι	δῐᾰστήσῃ, δῐᾰστήσει	δῐᾰστήσεται	δῐᾰστήσεσθον	δῐᾰστήσεσθον	δῐᾰστησόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰστήσεσθε	δῐᾰστήσονται
	optative	δῐᾰστησοίμην	δῐᾰστήσοιο	δῐᾰστήσοιτο	δῐᾰστήσοισθον	δῐᾰστησοίσθην	δῐᾰστησοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰστήσοισθε	δῐᾰστήσοιντο
passive	indicative	δῐᾰστᾰθήσομαι	δῐᾰστᾰθήσῃ	δῐᾰστᾰθήσεται	δῐᾰστᾰθήσεσθον	δῐᾰστᾰθήσεσθον	δῐᾰστᾰθησόμεθᾰ	δῐᾰστᾰθήσεσθε	δῐᾰστᾰθήσονται
	optative	δῐᾰστᾰθησοίμην	δῐᾰστᾰθήσοιο	δῐᾰστᾰθήσοιτο	δῐᾰστᾰθήσοισθον	δῐᾰστᾰθησοίσθην	δῐᾰστᾰθησοίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰστᾰθήσοισθε	δῐᾰστᾰθήσοιντο
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		δῐᾰστήσειν			δῐᾰστήσεσθαι		δῐᾰστᾰθήσεσθαι
participle	m	δῐᾰστήσων			δῐᾰστησόμενος		δῐᾰστᾰθησόμενος
	f	δῐᾰστήσουσᾰ			δῐᾰστησομένη		δῐᾰστᾰθησομένη
	n	δῐᾰστῆσον			δῐᾰστησόμενον		δῐᾰστᾰθησόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δῐέστησᾰ, δῐεστησᾰ́μην, δῐεστᾰ́θην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐέστησᾰ	δῐέστησᾰς	δῐέστησε(ν)	δῐεστήσᾰτον	δῐεστησᾰ́την	δῐεστήσᾰμεν	δῐεστήσᾰτε	δῐέστησᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰστήσω	δῐᾰστήσῃς	δῐᾰστήσῃ	δῐᾰστήσητον	δῐᾰστήσητον	δῐᾰστήσωμεν	δῐᾰστήσητε	δῐᾰστήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰστήσαιμῐ	δῐᾰστήσειᾰς, δῐᾰστήσαις	δῐᾰστήσειε(ν), δῐᾰστήσαι	δῐᾰστήσαιτον	δῐᾰστησαίτην	δῐᾰστήσαιμεν	δῐᾰστήσαιτε	δῐᾰστήσειᾰν, δῐᾰστήσαιεν
	imperative		δῐᾰ́στησον	δῐᾰστησᾰ́τω	δῐᾰστήσᾰτον	δῐᾰστησᾰ́των		δῐᾰστήσᾰτε	δῐᾰστησᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	δῐεστησᾰ́μην	δῐεστήσω	δῐεστήσᾰτο	δῐεστήσᾰσθον	δῐεστησᾰ́σθην	δῐεστησᾰ́μεθᾰ	δῐεστήσᾰσθε	δῐεστήσᾰντο
	subjunctive	δῐᾰστήσωμαι	δῐᾰστήσῃ	δῐᾰστήσηται	δῐᾰστήσησθον	δῐᾰστήσησθον	δῐᾰστησώμεθᾰ	δῐᾰστήσησθε	δῐᾰστήσωνται
	optative	δῐᾰστησαίμην	δῐᾰστήσαιο	δῐᾰστήσαιτο	δῐᾰστήσαισθον	δῐᾰστησαίσθην	δῐᾰστησαίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰστήσαισθε	δῐᾰστήσαιντο
	imperative		δῐᾰ́στησαι	δῐᾰστησᾰ́σθω	δῐᾰστήσᾰσθον	δῐᾰστησᾰ́σθων		δῐᾰστήσᾰσθε	δῐᾰστησᾰ́σθων
passive	indicative	δῐεστᾰ́θην	δῐεστᾰ́θης	δῐεστᾰ́θη	δῐεστᾰ́θητον	δῐεστᾰθήτην	δῐεστᾰ́θημεν	δῐεστᾰ́θητε	δῐεστᾰ́θησᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰστᾰθῶ	δῐᾰστᾰθῇς	δῐᾰστᾰθῇ	δῐᾰστᾰθῆτον	δῐᾰστᾰθῆτον	δῐᾰστᾰθῶμεν	δῐᾰστᾰθῆτε	δῐᾰστᾰθῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰστᾰθείην	δῐᾰστᾰθείης	δῐᾰστᾰθείη	δῐᾰστᾰθεῖτον, δῐᾰστᾰθείητον	δῐᾰστᾰθείτην, δῐᾰστᾰθειήτην	δῐᾰστᾰθεῖμεν, δῐᾰστᾰθείημεν	δῐᾰστᾰθεῖτε, δῐᾰστᾰθείητε	δῐᾰστᾰθεῖεν, δῐᾰστᾰθείησᾰν
	imperative		δῐᾰστᾰ́θητῐ	δῐᾰστᾰθήτω	δῐᾰστᾰ́θητον	δῐᾰστᾰθήτων		δῐᾰστᾰ́θητε	δῐᾰστᾰθέντων
		active			middle		passive
infinitive		δῐᾰστῆσαι			δῐᾰστήσᾰσθαι		δῐᾰστᾰθῆναι
participle	m	δῐᾰστήσᾱς			δῐᾰστησᾰ́μενος		δῐᾰστᾰθείς
	f	δῐᾰστήσᾱσᾰ			δῐᾰστησᾰμένη		δῐᾰστᾰθεῖσᾰ
	n	δῐᾰστῆσᾰν			δῐᾰστησᾰ́μενον		δῐᾰστᾰθέν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: δῐέστην, δῐεστᾰ́μην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐέστην	δῐέστης	δῐέστη	δῐέστητον	δῐεστήτην	δῐέστημεν	δῐέστητε	διέστησᾰν, διέστᾰν
	subjunctive	δῐᾰστῶ	δῐᾰστῇς	δῐᾰστῇ	δῐᾰστῆτον	δῐᾰστῆτον	δῐᾰστῶμεν	δῐᾰστῆτε	δῐᾰστῶσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐᾰσταίην	δῐᾰσταίης	δῐᾰσταίη	δῐᾰσταῖτον, δῐᾰσταίητον	δῐᾰσταίτην, δῐᾰσταιήτην	δῐᾰσταῖμεν, δῐᾰσταίημεν	δῐᾰσταῖτε, δῐᾰσταίητε	δῐᾰσταῖεν, δῐᾰσταίησᾰν
	imperative		δῐᾰ́στηθῐ	δῐᾰστήτω	δῐᾰ́στητον	δῐᾰστήτων		δῐᾰ́στητε	δῐᾰστᾰ́ντων
middle	indicative	δῐεστᾰ́μην	δῐέστω	δῐέστᾰτο	δῐέστᾰσθον	δῐεστᾰ́σθην	δῐεστᾰ́μεθᾰ	δῐέστᾰσθε	δῐέστᾰντο
	subjunctive	δῐᾰστῶμαι	δῐᾰστῇ	δῐᾰστῆται	δῐᾰστῆσθον	δῐᾰστῆσθον	δῐᾰστώμεθᾰ	δῐᾰστῆσθε	δῐᾰστῶνται
	optative	δῐᾰσταίμην	δῐᾰσταῖο	δῐᾰσταῖτο	δῐᾰσταῖσθον	δῐᾰσταίσθην	δῐᾰσταίμεθᾰ	δῐᾰσταῖσθε	δῐᾰσταῖντο
	imperative		δῐᾰ́στω	δῐᾰστᾰ́σθω	δῐᾰ́στᾰσθον	δῐᾰστᾰ́σθων		δῐᾰ́στᾰσθε	δῐᾰστᾰ́σθων
		active			middle
infinitive		δῐᾰστῆναι			δῐᾰ́στᾰσθαι
participle	m	δῐᾰστᾱ́ς			δῐᾰστᾰ́μενος
	f	δῐᾰστᾶσᾰ			δῐᾰστᾰμένη
	n	δῐᾰστᾰ́ν			δῐᾰστᾰ́μενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: δῐέστηκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐέστηκᾰ	δῐέστηκᾰς	δῐέστηκε(ν)	δῐεστήκᾰτον	δῐεστήκᾰτον	δῐεστήκᾰμεν	δῐεστήκᾰτε	δῐεστήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	δῐεστήκω	δῐεστήκῃς	δῐεστήκῃ	δῐεστήκητον	δῐεστήκητον	δῐεστήκωμεν	δῐεστήκητε	δῐεστήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	δῐεστήκοιμῐ, δῐεστηκοίην	δῐεστήκοις, δῐεστηκοίης	δῐεστήκοι, δῐεστηκοίη	δῐεστήκοιτον	δῐεστηκοίτην	δῐεστήκοιμεν	δῐεστήκοιτε	δῐεστήκοιεν
	imperative		δῐέστηκε	δῐεστηκέτω	δῐεστήκετον	δῐεστηκέτων		δῐεστήκετε	δῐεστηκόντων
		active
infinitive		δῐεστηκέναι
participle	m	δῐεστηκώς
	f	δῐεστηκυῖᾰ
	n	δῐεστηκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: δῐεστήκειν

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	δῐεστήκειν, δῐεστήκη	δῐεστήκεις, δῐεστήκης	δῐεστήκει(ν)	δῐεστήκετον	δῐεστηκέτην	δῐεστήκεμεν	δῐεστήκετε	δῐεστήκεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Further reading

• “διίστημι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• διίστημι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διίστημι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• διίστημι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “διίστημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • alienate idem, page 22.
  • assort idem, page 47.
  • differ idem, page 223.
  • disagree idem, page 227.
  • disjoin idem, page 234.
  • disunite idem, page 243.
  • divide idem, page 243.
  • ear idem, page 258.
  • embroil idem, page 268.
  • enmity idem, page 275.
  • estrange idem, page 284.
  • feud idem, page 317.
  • gape idem, page 353.
  • interval idem, page 453.
  • mischief idem, page 533.
  • part idem, page 593.
  • quarrel idem, page 663.
  • separate idem, page 754.
  • side idem, page 772.
  • split idem, page 803.
  • sunder idem, page 838.
  • turn idem, page 901.
  • variance idem, page 944.
  • yawn idem, page 995.