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ἵστημι

Pronunciation: /hís.tɛː.mi/

“ἵστημι” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 13 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to stand; to set (to make stand)
  2. to stop; to stay; to check
  3. to raise; to rouse; to stir up (to cause to rise)
  4. to set up; to appoint
  5. to establish; to institute
  6. to weigh (to place in the balance)
  7. to stand
  8. to stand still
  9. to stand firm
  10. to stand up; to rise up (to be set up or upright)
  11. to arise; to begin
  12. to be
  13. to be appointed

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti, the reduplicated present of *steh₂-. Cognate with Old English standan (English stand), Sanskrit तिष्ठ॑ति (tíṣṭhati) (root स्था (sthā)), Latin sistō, Old Armenian ստանամ (stanam), Persian ایستادن (istâdan).

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