ἐφίστημι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐπῐ́στημῐ (epĭ́stēmĭ)Ionic
  • ἐφιστάνω (ephistánō)late

Etymology

From ἐπί (epí, upon) +‎ ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ, to stand). Compare ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epĭ́stămai).

Pronunciation

 

Verb

ἐφῐ́στημῐ • (ephĭ́stēmĭ)

  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

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ᾰ̓νεπῐ́στᾰτος (ănepĭ́stătos)
  • ἀντεφῐ́στημῐ (antephĭ́stēmĭ)
  • κᾰτεφῐ́στᾰμαι (kătephĭ́stămai)
  • προεφῐ́στημῐ (proephĭ́stēmĭ)
  • σῠνεφῐ́στημῐ (sŭnephĭ́stēmĭ)
  • ἐπῐστᾰδόν (epĭstădón)
  • ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epĭ́stămai)
  • ἐπῐστᾰσίᾱ (epĭstăsíā)
  • ἐπῐστᾰσιάζω (epĭstăsiázō)
  • ἐπῐστᾰ́σῐον (epĭstắsĭon)
  • ἐπῐστᾰ́σῐος (epĭstắsĭos)
  • ἐπῐ́στᾰσῐς (epĭ́stăsĭs)
  • ἐπῐστᾰτέον (epĭstătéon)
  • ἐπῐστᾰτεύω (epĭstăteúō)
  • ἐπῐστᾰτέω (epĭstătéō)
  • ἐπῐστᾰ́τη (epĭstắtē)
  • ἐπῐστᾰτήρ (epĭstătḗr)
  • ἐπῐστᾰτήρῐος (epĭstătḗrĭos)
  • ἐπῐστᾰ́της (epĭstắtēs)
  • ἐπῐστᾰτῐκός (epĭstătĭkós)
  • ἐπῐ́στᾰτον (epĭ́stăton)
  • ἐπῐ́στημᾰ (epĭ́stēmă)
  • ἐπῐστηρίζω (epĭstērízō)

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