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Gloss put away, remove, keep out of the way,
ἀφίστημι:
A. causal inpres.andimpf., infut. ἀποστήσω,andaor.Iἀπέστησα,as also inaor.I Med. (v. infr.):—put away, remove, keep out of the way,
τὸ ἀσθενέστατον τοῦ στρατεύματος
X. HG 7.5.23
; ἄχος
A. Ch. 416
(lyr.); of diseases, Dsc. 2.96 , Gal. 13.846 ; τὰ συγκείμενα ἀ. ἀπ' ἀλλήλων
Pl. Plt. 282b
; ἀ. τῆς ἐλάας τὸν φλοιόν
Thphr. CP 3.3.2
; ἀ. τινὰ λόγου hinder from . . ,
E. IT 912
;ἀ. τὰς τῶν πολεμίων ἐπιβουλάς frustratethem, Th. 1.93 ;ἀ. τὸν ἄρχοντα deposehim, X. HG 7.1.45 :—aor.
Med. ,Ἀργείων δόρυ πυλῶν ἀπεστήσασθε remoued it from your owngates, E.
ph.
Close Browse lexicon entries = ἀποστάντες ,having retired.
2. cause to revolt,of allies, Id. 8.19 , Ar. Eq. 238 , Th. 1.81 ; τινὰ ἀπό τινος
3. in geom. constructions,cut off,
X. Smp. 2.20 ; ἀποστησάτωσαν τὰ χρυσία
(ii B.C.): also inaor.I Med. ,μὴ . . ἀποστήσωνται Ἀχαιοὶ χρεῖοςlest theyweigh out(i. e.pay in full) the debt, Il. 13.745 , cf. IG 12.91.20 , al.:—in strict sense of Med. ,ἀποστήσασθαι τὸν χαλκόν to havethe brassweighed out to one,
D. 49.52 .— Hom. has it trans. only in l.c.
Med. ,give a final decision(orbreak up, dismissthe assembly),ῥήτραap. Plu. Lyc. 6 .
B. intr., in Pass. , as also inaor. 2 ἀπέστην,imper. ἀπόστηθι
:pf. ἀφέστηκαinpres.sense, sync. in pl.ἀφέστᾰμεν, -στᾰτε, -στᾶσι,as ininf. ἀφεστάναι, part. ἀφεστώς, -ῶσα, -όςor-ώς:plpf. ἀφεστήκειν,
, Th. 5.64 , etc. (whileaor.I Med. is causal (v. supr.)): forfut. ἀφεστήξω v.h. v.:—stand awayoraloof from, keep far from,
ὅσσον δὲ τροχοῦ ἵππος ἀφίσταται
; οὐ μέν κ' ἄλλη γ' ὧδε γυνὴ . . ἀνδρὸς ἀφεσταίη
; ἀποσταθῶμεν πράγματος τελουμένου
;ὡς γραφεὺς(orβραβεὺς) ἀποσταθείς
; μακρὰν τόποις καὶ χρόνοις ἀ.
: hence in various relations,ἀφεστάναι φρενῶν loseone's wits, S. Ph. 865 ; φύσεος
(lyr.);οὐδενὸς ἀποστήσονται ὅσα ἂν δίκαια λέγητε depart from, object toright proposals, Th. 4.118 ; ἀ. φόνου
;ἀ. ἀρχῆς to be deposed fromoffice, Pl. Lg. 928d ; simply,resign, SIG 527.105 (Crete,iii B. C.);ἀ. τῶν πραγμάτων, τῆς πολιτείας,etc.,withdraw frombusiness, politics,have done withit, D. 10.1 , 18.308 , etc.;ἔργων ἢ πόνων ἢ κινδύνων shunthem, Isoc. 4.83 , cf. X. HG 7.5.19 , etc.;ὧν εἷλεν ἀποστάς giving up all claim towhat he had won (at law), D. 21.181 ; τῶν αὑτῆς
, cf. 35.4 ;ἀφίστασθαι τῶν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦib. 44 ; οὐδενὸς τῶν ἀνηκόντων τῇ πόλει
;τὴν πολιτείαν . . τὴν ἀφεστηκυῖαν τοῦ μέσου πλεῖονfurtherremoved from . . ,
Arist. Pol. 1296b8 ; ἀποστὰς τῶν πατρῴων
;ἀ. ἐκ Σικελίας withdrawfrom the island,give upthe expedition, Th. 7.28 ;retire,
: rarely c.acc.,avoid, shrink from,
2. in Prose,ἀ. ἀπό τινος revoltfrom . . , Hdt. 1.95 , 130 , etc.; τινός
; οὐκ ἀποστήσομαι ἀπὸ τοῦ δήμου Ἀθηναίων
; butἈθηναίων τοῦ πλήθουςib. 10.22 ; alsoἀ. εἴςorπρός τινας,
Hdt. 2.30 , 162 , cf. X. An. 1.6.7 ; ἐς δημοκρατίαν ἀ.
Hdt. 1.102 , etc.;ὑπό τινοςat his instigation, Th. 8.35 (ἀπόcodd.).
3. ἀ. τινί make way foranother,give way tohim, E. Hec. 1054 , D. 8.37 .
: also c.inf.,shrink fromdoing, ἀπέστην τοῦτ' ἐρωτῆσαι σαφῶς
5. abs.,stand aloof, recoilfrom fear, horror, etc., τίπτε καταπτώσσοντες ἀφέστατε;
, Pi. O. 1.52 , P. 4.145 ; ἐγὼ οὐδέν τι μᾶλλον ἀ.
, cf. D. 19.45 , etc.;desist,
; δοῦλος ἀφεστώς a runaway,
= ἀπόστασις γίγνεται, εἰς ἄρθρα
Hp. Aph. 4.74 ;ἀ. ὀστέον exfoliates,ib. 6.45 ; also ἀ. ἀπὸ τῶν ὀστῶν
; also,project, stand out,
b. to be separatedby the formation of an abscess, Gal. 11.116 , al. (also in Act. , τὸ πύον ἀφίστησι
References X. HG 7.5.23 A. Ch. 416 Dsc. 2.96 Gal. 13.846 Pl. Plt. 282b Thphr. CP 3.3.2 E. IT 912 Th. 1.93 X. HG 7.1.45 E. 1087 Hdt. 9.23 Id. 8.19 Ar. Eq. 238 Th. 1.81 Hdt. 1.76 154 And. 3.22 Procl. Hyp. 6.7 X. Smp. 2.20 IG 7.303.19 UPZ 93.2 Il. 13.745 IG 12.91.20 D. 49.52 Hom. Plu. Lyc. 6 Ar. Th. 627 Men. 375 Pl. Tht. 208e E. Hec. 1054 Th. 5.64 Il. 23.517 Od. 23.101 E. Hel. 1023 Id. Med. 1039 A. Ch. 872 E. Hec. 807 D.S. 13.22 S. Ph. 865 Ar. V. 1457 Th. 4.118 E. Or. 1544 Pl. Lg. 928d SIG 527.105 D. 10.1 18.308 Isoc. 4.83 X. HG 7.5.19 D. 21.181 Id. 19.147 35.4 44 Inscr.Magn. 53.65 Arist. Pol. 1296b8 Luc. DMort. 12.3 Th. 7.28 Hdt. 1.95 130 Id. 2.113 IG 12.39.21 10.22 Hdt. 2.30 162 X. An. 1.6.7 Th. 8.90 Hdt. 1.102 Th. 8.35 D. 8.37 Isoc. 9.29 E. Hel. 536 Il. 4.340 17.375 3.33 Pi. O. 1.52 P. 4.145 Pl. Tht. 169b D. 19.45 Pl. Lg. 960e Lys. 23.7 Hp. Aph. 4.74 6.45 Pl. Ti. 84a X. Eq. 1.5 PLond. 3.1209.12 Gal. 11.116 7.715 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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