ἀφίστημι: causal in
present and
imperfect, in
future ἀποστήσω, and
aorist I ἀπέστησα, as also in
aorist I
middle (see. below):—
put away, remove, keep out of the way, τὸ ἀσθενέστατον τοῦ στρατεύματος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of diseases, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
hinder from, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὰς τῶν πολεμίων ἐπιβουλάς
frustrate them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τὸν ἄρχοντα
depose him, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] —
aorist middle, Ἀργείων δόρυ πυλῶν ἀπεστήσασθε
remoued it from your own gates, [
Refs 5th c.BC+],
having retired. 2)
cause to revolt, of allies, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3) in
geometrical constructions,
cut off, [
Refs 5th c.AD+]
II)
weigh out, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
pay, δραχμὰς ή ἀργυρίου[
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
aorist I
middle, μὴ. ἀποστήσωνται Ἀχαιοὶ χρεῖος lest they
weigh out (i. e.
pay in full) the debt, [
Refs 8th c.BC+] —in strict sense of
middle, ἀποστήσασθαι τὸν χαλκόν
to have the brass
weighed out to one, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
III)
middle,
give a final decision (or
break up, dismiss the assembly), ῥήτρα cited in [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
B)
intransitive, in
passive, as also in
aorist 2 ἀπέστην,
imperative ἀπόστηθι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
perfect ἀφέστηκα in
present sense, syncopated. in
plural ἀφέστᾰμεν, -στᾰτε, -στᾶσι, as in
infinitive ἀφεστάναι,
participle ἀφεστώς, -ῶσα, -ός or -ώς:
pluperfect ἀφεστήκειν,
Attic dialect -κη[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
future middle ἀποστήσομαι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
aorist I
middle is causal (see. above)): for
future ἀφεστήξω see entry:—
stand away or
aloof from, keep far from, ὅσσον δὲ τροχοῦ ἵππος ἀφίσταται[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὡς γραφεὺς (or βραβεὺς) ἀποσταθείς[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
lose one's wits, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδενὸς ἀποστήσονται ὅσα ἂν δίκαια λέγητε
depart from, object to right proposals, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἀρχῆς
to be deposed from office, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; simply,
resign, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ἀ. τῶν πραγμάτων, τῆς πολιτείας, etc,
withdraw from business, politics,
have done with it, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἔργων ἢ πόνων ἢ κινδύνων
shun them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὧν εἷλεν ἀποστάς
giving up all claim to what he had won (at law), [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὴν πολιτείαν. τὴν ἀφεστηκυῖαν τοῦ μέσου πλεῖον further
removed from, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἀ. ἐκ Σικελίας
withdraw from the island,
give up the expedition, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
retire, ἐς Ἰθώμην[
Refs]: rarely c.
accusative,
avoid, shrink from, τὸν ἥλιον[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.2) in Prose, ἀ. ἀπό τινος
revolt from, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
absolutely,
revolt, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπό τινος at his instigation, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.3) ἀ. τινί
make way for another,
give way to him, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.4) with
genitive,
shrink from, τῶν κινδύνων[
Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with
infinitive,
shrink from doing, ἀπέστην τοῦτ᾽ ἐρωτῆσαι σαφῶς[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.5)
absolutely,
stand aloof, recoil from fear, horror, etc, τίπτε καταπτώσσοντες ἀφέστατ;[
Refs 8th c.BC+];
desist, μὴ νῦν -ώμεθα[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
a runaway, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.6) in Medicine texts, ἀφίσταται, ={ἀπόστασις γίγνεται, εἰς ἄρθρα} [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὀστέον
exfoliates, [
Refs]; also ἀ. ἀπὸ τῶν ὀστῶν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also,
project, stand out, ὦτα ἀφεστηκότα[
Refs 1st c.BC+]
B.6.b)
to be separated by the formation of an abscess, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+] (also in
active, τὸ πύον ἀφίστησι 7.715).