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παρίστημι

Pronunciation: /pa.rís.tɛː.mi/

“παρίστημι” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to cause to stand by; tp to place beside
  2. to set before the mind; to present; to inspire
  3. to dispose (put in place) a person
  4. to represent; to describe in poetry
  5. to furnish; to supply; to deliver
  6. to make good; to prove; to show
  7. to present; to offer; to commend
  8. to render
  9. to produce in court
  10. to set side by side; to compare
  11. to stand by; to stand near
  12. to stand by; to help; to defend
  13. to come; to be at hand
  14. to defect; to change opinion; to come to terms; to surrender; to submit
  15. to happen; to occur
  16. to occur to one (as a thought)
  17. to be disposed
  18. to collect oneself
  19. to improve with age; to ripen
  20. to be beside oneself

Etymology

From πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ, “near”) + ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ, “to stand”).

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