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ἐφίστημι

Pronunciation: /e.pʰís.tɛː.mi/

“ἐφίστημι” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 16 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to set or place upon
  2. to set over
  3. to set up, establish, institute
  4. to set by or near to
  5. to stop, halt
  6. to fix one's mind upon, attend to
  7. to arrest the attention of
  8. to stand upon
  9. to be imposed upon
  10. to stand on the top or surface
  11. to be set over
  12. to stand by or near
  13. to stand against
  14. to impend, be at hand
  15. to halt, stop
  16. to fix one's mind on, give one's attention to

Etymology

From ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ, “to stand”). Compare ἐπῐ́στᾰμαι (epĭ́stămai).

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