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ἀνθίστημι

anthistemi

set against

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀνθίστημι, A. set against, Th. 4.115; esp. in battle, πελταστικὴν τῆ τοῦ παγκρατίου μάχῃ Pl. Lg. 834a; ἀ. τροπαῖον set up a trophy in opposition, Th. 1.54,105; weigh against, Ar. Ra. 1389; ἀ. τινὸς τὴν ὁλκήν outweigh him, LXX. Si. 8.2. 2. match with, compare, ἀντιστῆσαι καὶ παραβαλεῖν Plu. Thes. 1. II. Hom. uses only Pass., with intr. aor. 2 ἀντέστην. aor. 1 Pass. ἀντεστάθην Hdt. 5.72: pf. ἀνθέστηκα Ep.Rom. 9.19; Att. contr. part. ἀνθεστώς Th. 6.70: fut. ἀντιστήσομαι Hdt. 8.75, S. OC 645:—stand against, esp. in battle, withstand, Ἥρῃ δʼ ἀντέστη . . Ἄρτεμις Il. 20.70, cf. 72, Hdt. 6.117 al.; τοὺς ἀνθισταμένους τοῖς ὑμετέροις βουλήμασι D. 18.49; πρὸς τὴν ἀνάγκην οὐδʼ Ἄρης ἀ. S. Fr. 256, cf. Th. 1.93, X. Smp. 5.1: rarely c. gen., δέος . . σοὶ φρενῶν ἀνθίσταται A. Pers. 703 (ἀνθάπτεται Wakef.), cf. Q.S. 1.520. 2. of things, turn out unfavourably to one, ἀντιστάντος αὐτῷ τοῦ πράγματος Th. 5.4, cf. 38; ἄν τὰ παρʼ ὑμῶν τῶν ἀκουόντων ἀντιστῇ D. 19.340. 3. abs., make a stand, ἀλλʼ ἔτʼ ἄρʼ ἀνθίσταντο Il. 16.305; resist, fight on, Hdt. 5.72, etc.; ὑπέρ τινος S. Aj. 1231, Ant. 518.
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