Aristotle Greek Lexicon ἐπανίστημι

ἐπανίστημι

epanistemi

set up again

Appears 9 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐπανίστημι, A. set up again, τὰ τείχη ib.778d. 2. make to rise against, ἄνδρας ἐκ χαράδρας ἐ. τινί Plu. Sert. 13; raise in revolt against, Ἰβηρίαν Ῥωμαίοις App. Hisp. 101. 3. cause to arise, Plu. 2.654f. II. Pass., with fut. Med. (Hdt. 3.62, 1.89), aor. 2 and pf. Act., stand up after another or at his word, once in Hom., οἱ δʼ ἐπανέστησαν Il. 2.85. b. rise from bed, rise, Ar. Pl. 539; ἐπὶ τοῦ καταστρώματος X. HG 1.4.18; rise to speak, Id. Smp. 4.2, D. 19.46; of buildings, in pf., to be raised or built, ἢν τοῦτʼ ἐπανεστήκῃ Ar. Av. 554: c. gen., rise above, ἱερῷ -στηκότι τῆς ἀγορᾶς D.H. 2.50; ταῖς -ισταμέναις <ἐκ add. cod. unus> τῶν ὑδάτων πομφόλυξιν Dsc. 5.75. 2. rise up against, rise in insurrection against, τινί Hdt. 1.89, 130, 3.62; τῷ δήμῳ Th. 1.115, etc.; τοῖς πράγμασι Din. 1.19: abs., rise in insurrection, opp. ἀφίσταμαι, Th. 3.39,al.; οἱ ἐπανεστεῶτες the insurgents, Hdt. 3.63: c. inf., ἐάν τις τυραννεῖν ἐπαναστῇ if any one aim at tyranny, Lex ap.And. 1.97; in mal. part., ἐ. ἀλλήλοις πώγωνας ἔχουσι Theopomp.Hist. 217c; παρθένοις Ael. Ep. 15. 3. Medic., of tumours, etc., rise, swell, Hp. Prorrh. 1.165; [ὦτα] ἐπανεστηκότα projecting, prorninent, Arist. PA 691a13; λόφος αὐτῶν τῶν πτερῶν ἐ. crest which sticks up and is composed of feathers, Id. HA 504b10.

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