διίστημι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
δια- (dia-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.ís.tɛː.mi/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /diˈis.te̝.mi/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/
Verb
δῐίστημῐ • (dĭístēmĭ)
- to set apart, place separately
- (active voice, middle voice) to separate, divide
- (passive voice) to stand apart, be divided
- (passive voice) to be at variance
- (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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Aorist: δῐέστην, δῐεστᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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Perfect: δῐέστηκᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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Pluperfect: δῐεστήκειν / δῐεστήκη
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| 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.
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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 (2006–2025)
- “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.