ἐφίστημι
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ῐ̔́στημῐ (hístēmi, “to stand”). Compare ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epístamai).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pʰís.tɛː.mi/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈpʰis.te̝.mi/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈɸis.ti.mi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈfis.ti.mi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈfis.ti.mi/
Verb
[edit]ἐφῐ́στημῐ • (ephístēmi)
- (transitive, active voice of present, imperfect, future, and 1st aorist tenses)
- (intransitive, middle and passive voice, active voice of perfect, pluperfect, and 2nd aorist)
- to stand upon
- to be imposed upon
- to stand on the top or surface
- to be set over
- to stand by or near
- New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 22:20
- (in a hostile sense) to stand against
- New Testament, First Epistle to the Thessalonians 5:3
- New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 28:2
- (figuratively, of events) to impend, be at hand
- New Testament, Second Epistle to Timothy 4:6
- to halt, stop
- to fix one's mind on, give one's attention to
- to stand upon
Inflection
[edit] Present: ἐφῐ́στημῐ, ἐφῐ́στᾰμαι
Present: ἐφεστήκω, ἐφεστήκομαι (late)
Imperfect: ἐφῑ́στην, ἐφῑστᾰ́μην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφῑ́στην | ἐφῑ́στης | ἐφῑ́στη | ἐφῑ́στᾰτον | ἐφῑστᾰ́την | ἐφῑ́στᾰμεν | ἐφῑ́στᾰτε | ἐφῑ́στᾰσᾰν | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφῑστᾰ́μην | ἐφῑ́στᾰσο | ἐφῑ́στᾰτο | ἐφῑ́στᾰσθον | ἐφῑστᾰ́σθην | ἐφῑστᾰ́μεθᾰ | ἐφῑ́στᾰσθε | ἐφῑ́στᾰντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: ἐφίστασκον, ἐφιστασκόμην
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφίστασκον | ἐφίστασκες | ἐφίστασκε(ν) | ἐφιστάσκετον | ἐφιστασκέτην | ἐφιστάσκομεν | ἐφιστάσκετε | ἐφίστασκον | ||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφιστασκόμην | ἐφιστάσκου | ἐφιστάσκετο | ἐφιστάσκεσθον | ἐφιστασκέσθην | ἐφιστασκόμεθᾰ | ἐφιστάσκεσθε | ἐφιστάσκοντο | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐπῐστᾱσέω | ἐπῐστᾱσέεις | ἐπῐστᾱσέει | ἐπῐστᾱσέετον | ἐπῐστᾱσέετον | ἐπῐστᾱσέομες | ἐπῐστᾱσέετε | ἐπῐστᾱσέοντῐ | ||||
optative | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιμῐ | ἐπῐστᾱσέοις | ἐπῐστᾱσέοι | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιτον | ἐπῐστᾱσεοίτᾱν | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιμες | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιτε | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | ἐπῐστᾱσέομαι | ἐπῐστᾱσέεαι | ἐπῐστᾱσέεται | ἐπῐστᾱσέεσθον | ἐπῐστᾱσέεσθον | ἐπῐστᾱσεόμεθᾰ | ἐπῐστᾱσέεσθε | ἐπῐστᾱσέονται | ||||
optative | ἐπῐστᾱσεοίμᾱν | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιο | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιτο | ἐπῐστᾱσέοισθον | ἐπῐστᾱσεοίσθᾱν | ἐπῐστᾱσεοίμεθᾰ | ἐπῐστᾱσέοισθε | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιντο | |||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐπῐστᾱσέεν | ἐπῐστᾱσέεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐπῐστᾱσέων | ἐπῐστᾱσεόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐπῐστᾱσέουσᾰ | ἐπῐστᾱσεομένᾱ | |||||||||||
n | ἐπῐστᾱσέον | ἐπῐστᾱσεόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐπῐστᾱσέω | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖς | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖ | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖτον | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖτον | ἐπῐστᾱσέομες | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖτε | ἐπῐστᾱσέοντῐ | ||||
optative | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιμι | ἐπῐστᾱσέοις | ἐπῐστᾱσέοι | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιτον | ἐπῐστᾱσεοίτᾱν | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιμες | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιτε | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | ἐπῐστᾱσέομαι | ἐπῐστᾱσῇ | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖται | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖσθον | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖσθον | ἐπῐστᾱσεόμεθᾰ | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖσθε | ἐπῐστᾱσέονται | ||||
optative | ἐπῐστᾱσεοίμᾱν | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιο | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιτο | ἐπῐστᾱσέοισθον | ἐπῐστᾱσεοίσθᾱν | ἐπῐστᾱσεοίμεθᾰ | ἐπῐστᾱσέοισθε | ἐπῐστᾱσέοιντο | |||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖν | ἐπῐστᾱσεῖσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐπῐστᾱσέων | ἐπῐστᾱσεόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐπῐστᾱσέουσᾰ | ἐπῐστᾱσεομένᾱ | |||||||||||
n | ἐπῐστᾱσέον | ἐπῐστᾱσεόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ἐπῐστᾰθήσομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
passive | indicative | ἐπῐστᾰθήσομαι | ἐπῐστᾰθήσῃ | ἐπῐστᾰθήσεται | ἐπῐστᾰθήσεσθον | ἐπῐστᾰθήσεσθον | ἐπῐστᾰθησόμεθᾰ | ἐπῐστᾰθήσεσθε | ἐπῐστᾰθήσονται | ||||
optative | ἐπῐστᾰθησοίμην | ἐπῐστᾰθήσοιο | ἐπῐστᾰθήσοιτο | ἐπῐστᾰθήσοισθον | ἐπῐστᾰθησοίσθην | ἐπῐστᾰθησοίμεθᾰ | ἐπῐστᾰθήσοισθε | ἐπῐστᾰθήσοιντο | |||||
passive | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐπῐστᾰθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἐπῐστᾰθησόμενος | |||||||||||
f | ἐπῐστᾰθησομένη | ||||||||||||
n | ἐπῐστᾰθησόμενον | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: ἐπεστήξω, ἐπεστήξομαι (late)
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐπεστήξω | ἐπεστήξεις | ἐπεστήξει | ἐπεστήξετον | ἐπεστήξετον | ἐπεστήξομεν | ἐπεστήξετε | ἐπεστήξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | ἐπεστήξοιμῐ | ἐπεστήξοις | ἐπεστήξοι | ἐπεστήξοιτον | ἐπεστηξοίτην | ἐπεστήξοιμεν | ἐπεστήξοιτε | ἐπεστήξοιεν | |||||
middle | indicative | ἐπεστήξομαι | ἐπεστήξῃ, ἐπεστήξει |
ἐπεστήξεται | ἐπεστήξεσθον | ἐπεστήξεσθον | ἐπεστηξόμεθᾰ | ἐπεστήξεσθε | ἐπεστήξονται | ||||
optative | ἐπεστηξοίμην | ἐπεστήξοιο | ἐπεστήξοιτο | ἐπεστήξοισθον | ἐπεστηξοίσθην | ἐπεστηξοίμεθᾰ | ἐπεστήξοισθε | ἐπεστήξοιντο | |||||
active | middle | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐπεστήξειν | ἐπεστήξεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐπεστήξων | ἐπεστηξόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐπεστήξουσᾰ | ἐπεστηξομένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐπεστῆξον | ἐπεστηξόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: ἐπῐ́στᾰσκον, ἐπῐστᾰσκόμην
Perfect: ἐφέστηκᾰ
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφέστηκᾰ | ἐφέστηκᾰς | ἐφέστηκε(ν) | ἐφεστήκᾰτον | ἐφεστήκᾰτον | ἐφεστήκᾰμεν | ἐφεστήκᾰτε | ἐφεστήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
subjunctive | ἐφεστήκω | ἐφεστήκῃς | ἐφεστήκῃ | ἐφεστήκητον | ἐφεστήκητον | ἐφεστήκωμεν | ἐφεστήκητε | ἐφεστήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐφεστήκοιμῐ, ἐφεστηκοίην |
ἐφεστήκοις, ἐφεστηκοίης |
ἐφεστήκοι, ἐφεστηκοίη |
ἐφεστήκοιτον | ἐφεστηκοίτην | ἐφεστήκοιμεν | ἐφεστήκοιτε | ἐφεστήκοιεν | |||||
imperative | ἐφέστηκε | ἐφεστηκέτω | ἐφεστήκετον | ἐφεστηκέτων | ἐφεστήκετε | ἐφεστηκόντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐφεστηκέναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἐφεστηκώς | |||||||||||
f | ἐφεστηκυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ἐφεστηκός | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: ἐφέστᾰτον
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφέστᾰτον | ἐφέστᾰτον | ἐφέστᾰμεν | ἐφέστᾰτε | ἐφεστᾶσῐ(ν) | |||||||
subjunctive | ἐφεστῶ | ἐφεστῇς | ἐφεστῇ | ἐφεστῆτον | ἐφεστῆτον | ἐφεστῶμεν | ἐφεστῆτε | ἐφεστῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
optative | ἐφεσταίην | ἐφεσταίης | ἐφεσταίη | ἐφεσταῖτον, ἐφεσταίητον |
ἐφεσταίτην, ἐφεσταιήτην |
ἐφεσταῖμεν, ἐφεσταίημεν |
ἐφεσταῖτε, ἐφεσταίητε |
ἐφεσταῖεν, ἐφεσταίησᾰν | |||||
imperative | ἐφεστᾰ́θι | ἐφεστᾰ́τω | ἐφέστᾰτον | ἐφεστᾰ́των | ἐφέστᾰτε | ἐφεστᾰ́ντων | |||||||
active | |||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐφεστᾰ́ναι | ||||||||||||
participle | m | ἐφεστώς | |||||||||||
f | ἐφεστῶσᾰ | ||||||||||||
n | ἐφεστός | ||||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐφεστᾰ́κειν
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφεστᾰ́κειν, ἐφεστᾰ́κη |
ἐφεστᾰ́κεις, ἐφεστᾰ́κης |
ἐφεστᾰ́κει(ν) | ἐφεστᾰ́κετον | ἐφεστᾰκέτην | ἐφεστᾰ́κεμεν | ἐφεστᾰ́κετε | ἐφεστᾰ́κεσᾰν | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐφεστήκειν
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφεστήκειν, ἐφεστήκη |
ἐφεστήκεις, ἐφεστήκης |
ἐφεστήκει(ν) | ἐφεστήκετον | ἐφεστηκέτην | ἐφεστήκεμεν | ἐφεστήκετε | ἐφεστήκεσᾰν | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐφειστήκειν
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφειστήκειν, ἐφειστήκη |
ἐφειστήκεις, ἐφειστήκης |
ἐφειστήκει(ν) | ἐφειστήκετον | ἐφειστηκέτην | ἐφειστήκεμεν | ἐφειστήκετε | ἐφειστήκεσᾰν | ||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: ἐφέστᾰτον
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφέστᾰτον | ἐφεστᾰ́την | ἐφέστᾰμεν | ἐφέστᾰτε | ἐφέστᾰσᾰν | |||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future perfect: ἐφεστήξω, ἐφεστήξομαι
number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
active | indicative | ἐφεστήξω | ἐφεστήξεις | ἐφεστήξει | ἐφεστήξετον | ἐφεστήξετον | ἐφεστήξομεν | ἐφεστήξετε | ἐφεστήξουσῐ(ν) | ||||
optative | ἐφεστήξοιμῐ | ἐφεστήξοις | ἐφεστήξοι | ἐφεστήξοιτον | ἐφεστηξοίτην | ἐφεστήξοιμεν | ἐφεστήξοιτε | ἐφεστήξοιεν | |||||
middle/ passive |
indicative | ἐφεστήξομαι | ἐφεστήξῃ, ἐφεστήξει |
ἐφεστήξεται | ἐφεστήξεσθον | ἐφεστήξεσθον | ἐφεστηξόμεθᾰ | ἐφεστήξεσθε | ἐφεστήξονται | ||||
optative | ἐφεστηξοίμην | ἐφεστήξοιο | ἐφεστήξοιτο | ἐφεστήξοισθον | ἐφεστηξοίσθην | ἐφεστηξοίμεθᾰ | ἐφεστήξοισθε | ἐφεστήξοιντο | |||||
active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
infinitive | ἐφεστήξειν | ἐφεστήξεσθαι | |||||||||||
participle | m | ἐφεστήξων | ἐφεστηξόμενος | ||||||||||
f | ἐφεστήξουσᾰ | ἐφεστηξομένη | |||||||||||
n | ἐφεστῆξον | ἐφεστηξόμενον | |||||||||||
Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Derived terms
[edit]- ᾰ̓νεπῐ́στᾰτος (anepístatos)
- ἀντεφῐ́στημῐ (antephístēmi)
- κᾰτεφῐ́στᾰμαι (katephístamai)
- προεφῐ́στημῐ (proephístēmi)
- σῠνεφῐ́στημῐ (sunephístēmi)
Related terms
[edit]- ἐπῐστᾰδόν (epistadón)
- ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epístamai)
- ἐπῐστᾰσίᾱ (epistasíā)
- ἐπῐστᾰσιάζω (epistasiázō)
- ἐπῐστᾰ́σῐον (epistásion)
- ἐπῐστᾰ́σῐος (epistásios)
- ἐπῐ́στᾰσῐς (epístasis)
- ἐπῐστᾰτέον (epistatéon)
- ἐπῐστᾰτεύω (epistateúō)
- ἐπῐστᾰτέω (epistatéō)
- ἐπῐστᾰ́τη (epistátē)
- ἐπῐστᾰτήρ (epistatḗr)
- ἐπῐστᾰτήρῐος (epistatḗrios)
- ἐπῐστᾰ́της (epistátēs)
- ἐπῐστᾰτῐκός (epistatikós)
- ἐπῐ́στᾰτον (epístaton)
- ἐπῐ́στημᾰ (epístēma)
- ἐπῐστηρίζω (epistērízō)
References
[edit]- “ἐφίστημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐφίστημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἐφίστημι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐφίστημι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐφίστημι in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G2186 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible