καθίστημι

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From κατα- (kata-, down) +‎ ἵστημι (hístēmi, to stand).

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Verb

κᾰθῐ́στημῐ (kathístēmi)

  1. (transitive, active voice of present, imperfect, future, and 1st aorist tenses)
    1. to set down, stop, bring to land
      1. to bring down to a place
      2. to bring before a magistrate or king
    2. to set in order
      1. to ordain, appoint
        1. (especially of political constitutions) to settle, establish
      2. to bring into a certain state
      3. (with double accusative) to make or render so
      4. to make, continue
  2. (intransitive, middle and passive voices, active voice of perfect, pluperfect, and 2nd aorist tenses)
    1. to be set, to set oneself down, settle
      1. to come before another, stand in their presence
      2. to be set as guard, to be appointed
      3. (in a physical sense) to settle, deposit a sediment
      4. to stand quiet or calm
      5. to be established or instituted
      6. (of purchases) to cost
      7. to stand against, oppose

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