ἐφίστημι

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἐπί (epí, upon) +‎ ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi, to stand). Compare ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epístamai).

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Verb

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ἐφῐ́στημῐ (ephístēmi)

  1. (transitive, active voice of present, imperfect, future, and 1st aorist tenses)
    1. to set or place upon
    2. to set over
    3. to set up, establish, institute
    4. to set by or near to
    5. to stop, halt
    6. to fix one's mind upon, attend to
      1. (with accusative of person) to arrest the attention of
  2. (intransitive, middle and passive voice, active voice of perfect, pluperfect, and 2nd aorist)
    1. to stand upon
      1. to be imposed upon
      2. to stand on the top or surface
    2. to be set over
    3. to stand by or near
      1. (in a hostile sense) to stand against
      2. (figuratively, of events) to impend, be at hand
    4. to halt, stop
    5. to fix one's mind on, give one's attention to

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