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ἐφ-ίστημι [in LXX for נָצַב ni, שִׁית, נָתַן, etc;] 1) causal in pres, impf, fut, 1 aor, to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch, Hdt, Arist, al). 2) Intrans. in mid, and in pf. and 2 aor. act; (a) to stand upon; (b) to be set over; (with) to stand by, be present, be at hand, come on or upon: Luk.2:38 10:40 20:1, Act.6:12 12:7 22:13, 20 23:27, 2Ti.4:2; with dative pars, Luk.2:9 24:4, Act.4:1 23:11; with dative bc, Act.17:5; before έπί, with accusative, Act.10:17 11:11; of rain, Act.28:2; of evils impending, with dative of person(s), 1Th.5:3; before έπί (Wis.6:9), Luk.21:34; of time, 2Ti.4:6 (cf. κατ, συν-εφίστημι). (AS)

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ἐφίστημι, Ionic dialect ἐπ-: A) causal in present, imperfect, future, and aorist 1 (also in the later perfect and pluperfect ἐφέστᾰκα, ἐφεστάκειν [ᾰ], see below 11.1, VI. 2): A.I) set, place upon, τεῖχος τείχει [Refs 5th c.BC+] A.II) set over, μ᾽ Ἀπόλλων τῷδ᾽ ἐπέστησεν τέλει [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, βουλὴν ἐπιμελεῖσθαι τῆς εὐκοσμίας [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be appointed, instituted, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] A.II.2) bring in, ἡ τύχη ἐπιστήσασα Ῥωμαίους [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Φίλιππον ἐ. τοῖς πράγμασι to let him have a hand in the business, [Refs 4th c.BC+] A.II.3) bring in, cause, occasion, κατάπληξίν τισι [Refs 1st c.BC+]; κίνδυνον, ἀγῶνά τινι, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] A.III) set up, establish, ἀγῶνα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with accusative et infinitive, ordain, prescribe, ὁ νόμος ἐφίστησι τὰ λοιπὰ κρίνειν τοὺς ἄρχοντας [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπιστήσατε quid facere debeamus, [Refs 1st c.AD+] A.IV) set by or near to, ἐπιστήσαντες κύκλῳ τὸ σῆμα ἱππέας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially place in rear, of troops, τὴν φάλαγγα τούτοις κατόπιν ἐ. [Refs 2nd c.BC+] A.V) stop, cause to halt, ἐπιστῆσαι τὸ στράτευμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ὁδόν, τὴν πορείαν, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἐ. τὴν ὁρμήν check it, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὴν διήγησιν interrupt it, [Refs]; check, ἔμμηνα [Refs 1st c.AD+] having halted, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be checked, stopped, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἐὰν ἐφίστηται ἡ κοιλία [Refs 2nd c.AD+] A.VI) ἐφίστημι τὴν διάνοιαν κατά τι, περί τινος, fix one's mind upon it, attend to it, [Refs 5th c.BC+] absolutely, give attention, τούτοις ἐπιστήσαντες [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἐπιστήσασι μᾶλλον λεκτέον one must speak with more care and accuracy, [Refs 4th c.BC+]ad Them.265b; ὅτι. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] A.VI.2) with accusative person, arrest the attention of, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐπιστῆσαί τινα ἐπί τι call his attention to, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τοῦ καιροῦ τοῦ κατὰ τὴν διήγησιν ἐφεστακότος ἡμᾶς ἐπί τι having led us to, [Refs]: hence, object, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] B) intransitive in middle and passive, ἐφίσταμαι, aorist 1 ἐπεστάθην [[Refs 5th c.BC+], with perfect, pluperfect (Aeolic dialect pluperfect 3rd.pers. singular ἐπήστᾱκε [Refs 2nd c.BC+]pluperfect 3rd.pers. plural ἐφεστάκεον [ᾱ] [Refs 4th c.BC+], and aorist 2 active: (the causal tenses are not found in [Refs 8th c.BC+], the middle or passive only in imperfect ἐφίστατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; elsewhere always aorist 2 or perfect active with Epic dialect infinitive ἐφεστάμεναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—stand upon, τεῖχος. ῥύατ᾽ ἐφεσταότες [Refs 8th c.BC+] B.2) to be imposed upon, μόχθων τῶν ἐφεστώτων ἐμοί [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.3) stand on the top or surface, τὸ ἐπιστάμενον [τοῦ γάλακτος], i. e. cream, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. καθάπερ ὀρρὸς [γάλακτι] [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of vapour, form, [Refs 4th c.BC+] B.II) to be set over, ἐφίσταται πύλαις [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle, ὁ ἐφεστηκώς the person in authority, the officer in command, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ἐφεστῶτες, Ionic dialect οἱ ἐπεστεῶτες, [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.III) stand by or near, ὣς πυκνοὶ ἐφέστασαν ἀλλήλοισιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τὰς πύλας, ἐπὶ τὰς θύρας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially of dreams or visions, appear to, εὕδοντι ἐπέστη ὄνειρος [NT+8th c.BC+]: absolutely, stand by, [NT+5th c.BC+]; without hostile sense, ἐπέστης [NT+5th c.BC+]; of troops, to be posted after or behind, κατόπιν ἐ. τοῖς θηρίοις [Refs 2nd c.BC+] B.III.2) in hostile sense, stand against, τὰ φρονέοντες ἐφέστασαν ἀλλήλοισιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; appear before, of an army, ἐπὶ τῇ πόλι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; come upon suddenly or by surprise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so of events, etc, αἰφνίδιος αὐτοῖς ἐ. ὄλεθρος [NT+2nd c.BC+] B.III.3) metaphorically, of events, spring upon one, occur, πρίν μοι τύχη τοιάδ᾽ ἐπέστη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; in perfect, impend, be at hand, τὸν ἐφεστηκότα κίνδυνον τῇ πόλει [NT+4th c.BC+]; of a more remote future, to be in store, lie in wait for, κῆρες ἐφεστᾶσιν θανάτοιο [Refs 8th c.BC+] B.IV) halt, stop, as in a march, ἄλλοτε καὶ ἄλλοτε ἐφιστάμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+] B.V) fix one's mind on, give one's attention to, σφαγῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπί τι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπιστάς absolutely (i.e. τοῖς πράγμασι), [Refs] C) aorist 1 middle in causal sense, set up, τὰς θύρας [Refs 5th c.BC+]; set, post, φρουροὺς ἐπεστησάμην [Refs]; τέλος ἐπιστήσασθαι, Latin finem imponere, [Refs 5th c.BC+]present is once so used, τοῦ με τήνδ᾽ ἐφίστασαι βάσι; why dost thou cause me to halt? [Refs 5th c.BC+] C.2) ἐπιστησάμενος, intransitive, having been ἐπιστάτης, [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal); ; --assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over); from g1909 (ἐπί) and g2476 (ἵστημι)