ἐπίστᾰσις,εως,ἡ, (ἐφίστημι)
A. stopping, stoppage, [τῆς κοιλίης],οὔρου, Hp. Coac. 480 , Prorrh. 1.110 ;ἐ. αἵματος sluggishnessof the flow of blood, Id. Insomn. 93 , cf. Arist. GA 718a21 ; of the growth of trees, Thphr. CP 2.9.1 ;πρὸς ἐπίστασιν τῶν ἄλλωνas adeterrentto others, PAmh. 2.134.9
(ii A.D.).
2. .violence, vehemence,ἐπαινεῖ τὴν Ζήνωνος πραγματείαν μετὰ δή τινος λαμπρᾶς ἐ. Procl. in Prm. p.604
S.
II. . (ἐφίσταμαι)stopping, halt, τοῦ στρατεύματος
X. An. 2.4.26
, cf. Plb. 8.28.13 ;φροντίδων ἐπιστάσεις haltingsof thought,anxiousthoughts, S. Ant. 225 ; ἐπιστάσεις καὶ διατριβαί
Plu. 2.48b
(following quot. of S. Ant. 232 ); opp.κίνησις, Arist. de An. 407a33 , cf. LI 969b3 .
b. .ἐπίστασιν ἔχει, πῶς . .there is adifficulty, as to how . . , Id. Metaph. 1089b25 .
2. .stoppingto examine a thing,observation, attention, τοῦτ' ἄξιον ἐπιστάσεως, εἰ . .