καθίστημι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κᾰθιστάνω (kăthistánō)

Etymology

From κατα- (kata-, down) +‎ ἵστημι (hístēmi, to stand).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

κᾰθῐ́στημῐ • (kăthĭ́stēmĭ)

  1. (transitive, active voice of present, imperfect, future, and 1st aorist tenses)
    1. to set down, stop, bring to land
      1. to bring down to a place
      2. to bring before a magistrate or king
    2. to set in order
      1. to ordain, appoint
        1. (especially of political constitutions) to settle, establish
      2. to bring into a certain state
      3. (with double accusative) to make or render so
      4. to make, continue
  2. (intransitive, middle and passive voices, active voice of perfect, pluperfect, and 2nd aorist tenses)
    1. to be set, to set oneself down, settle
      1. to come before another, stand in their presence
      2. to be set as guard, to be appointed
      3. (in a physical sense) to settle, deposit a sediment
      4. to stand quiet or calm
      5. to be established or instituted
      6. (of purchases) to cost
      7. to stand against, oppose

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ᾰ̓κᾰτᾰ́στᾰτος (ăkătắstătos)
  • ἀντῐκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (antĭkăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • ᾰ̓ποκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (ăpokăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • δῠσκᾰτᾰ́στᾰτος (dŭskătắstătos)
  • ἐγκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (enkăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • ἐπῐκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (epĭkăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • εὐκᾰτᾰ́στᾰτος (eukătắstătos)
  • νεοκᾰτᾰ́στᾰτος (neokătắstătos)
  • πᾰρᾰκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (părăkăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • περικᾰθῐ́στᾰμαι (perikăthĭ́stămai)
  • προκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (prokăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • προσκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (proskăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • σῠγκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (sŭnkăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • ῠ̔περκᾰθῐ́στημῐ (hŭperkăthĭ́stēmĭ)
  • ῠ̔ποκᾰθῐ́στᾰμαι (hŭpokăthĭ́stămai)
  • ῠ̔ποκᾰτᾰ́στᾰτος (hŭpokătắstătos)
  • κᾰτᾰστᾰσιάζω (kătăstăsiázō)
  • κᾰτᾰ́στᾰσῐς (kătắstăsĭs)
  • κᾰτᾰστᾰτέον (kătăstătéon)
  • κᾰτᾰστᾰ́της (kătăstắtēs)
  • κᾰτᾰστᾰτῐκός (kătăstătĭkós)
  • κᾰτᾰστᾰτόν (kătăstătón)
  • κᾰτᾰ́στημᾰ (kătắstēmă)

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