ἀμφίστημι

amphistemi

place round

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 4
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Book 11 1
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11733
Book 18 1
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18233
Book 23 1
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23695
Book 24 1
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24712

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμφίστημι, A. place round: in this sense only poet. in Pass. ἀμφίσταμαι, with intr. aor. ἀμφέστην, Ep. 3pl. ἀμφέσταν, and 3pl. pf. ἀμφεστᾶσι, stand around, abs., φίλοι δʼ ἀμφέσταν ἑταῖροι Il. 18.233; κλαίων δʼ ἀμφίσταθʼ ὅμιλος 24.712: c. acc., ἀμφὶ δέ σʼ ἔστησαν Od. 24.58; πεδίον ἀμφεστᾶσι πᾶν S. OC 1312, cf. Aj. 724: c. dat., ἀμφίσταμαι τραπέζαις El. 192. II. Med., investigate, Tab.Heracl. 1.125; cf. ἀμπιστατήρ.

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