ἀπό-στημα,ατος,τό,
A. distance, interval,
ἀ. τοῦ ἡλίου πρὸς τὴν γῆν
Arist. Cael. 294a4
; τῶν σφαιρῶν
Id. Metaph. 1073b33
, cf. Phld. Sign. 9 , etc.; ἐξ ἀ. θεωρεῖσθαι
Epicur. Ep. 2p.39U.
; ὅπλα τὰ ἐξ ἀ. λεγόμενα
Ascl. Tact. 1.2
.
2. degreeof descent from an ancestor, τοῖς ἀ. πρὸς τοὺς γονεῖς παντοδαπῶς ἔχειν
Arist. EN 1100a26
.
3. abscess,
Hp. Aph. 7.36 , Arist. Pr. 885b31 , Thphr. Od. 59 .