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ἵστημι

ἵστημι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἱστάω (histáō)
  • ἱστάνω (histánō) late
  • στανύω (stanúō) Cretan
  • στᾰτίζω (statízō) Poetic

Verb

ἵστημῐ (hístēmi)

  1. (transitive, active voice of present, imperfect, future, and 1st aorist tenses)
    1. to make to stand, to stand, set
    2. to stop, stay, check
    3. to set up
      1. to cause to rise, to raise, rouse, stir up
      2. to set up, appoint
      3. to establish, institute
    4. to place in the balance, weigh
  2. (intransitive, middle and passive voice, active voice of 2nd aorist, perfect, and pluperfect)
    1. to stand
    2. to stand still
      1. (figuratively) to stand firm
    3. to be set up or upright, to stand up, rise up
      1. (generally) to arise, begin
      2. (in marking time) to be
      3. to be appointed

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀμφίστημι (amphístēmi)
  • ἀνθίστημι (anthístēmi)
  • ἀνίστημι (anístēmi)
  • ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi)
  • διΐστημι (diḯstēmi)
  • μεθίστημι (methístēmi)
  • παρίστημι (parístēmi)
  • περιίστημι (periístēmi)
  • προΐστημι (proḯstēmi)
  • προσίστημι (prosístēmi)
  • συνίστημι (sunístēmi)
  • ὑπερίσταμαι (huperístamai)
  • ὑφίστημι (huphístēmi)

Related terms

  • ἄστατος (ástatos)
  • σταθμός (stathmós)
  • σταμίν (stamín)
  • στάμνος (stámnos)
  • στάσις (stásis)
  • στατήρ (statḗr)
  • στήλη (stḗlē)

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