Plato Greek Lexicon προσίστημι

προσίστημι

prosistemi

set against

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

προσίστημι, A. set against, πρῷραν βιότου πρὸς κῦμα E. Tr. 103 (anap.). 2. weigh out to, μοι ὀστοῦν Macho ap.Ath. 6.243f. 3. bring together the edges of a wound, Hp. Ulc. 10. 4. check, stop, τὸ πνεῦμα Arist. l.c., cf. 864a13. II. mostly Pass. προσίσταμαι, with intr. tenses of Act., stand near to or by, τινι Hdt. 1.129.5.51; πύλαις A. Th. 126(lyr.), cf.Ar. Ach. 683: also c. acc., with a notion of approaching, βωμὸν προσέστην A. Pers. 203: with a Prep., π. πρὸς τῷ δικαστηρίῳ Aeschin. 1.117: c. dat., πλάνος καρδίᾳ προσίσταται E. Fr. 1038: abs., π. ἀκουσόμενος X. Cyr. 6.2.13, cf. E. IA 23(anap.), Pl. Ly. 207b, Men. Pk. 61; adhere, c. dat., Archig. ap. Paul.Aeg. 4.7. 2. occur, come on, of attacks of pain, etc., ᾗ ἂν ὀδύνη π. Hp. Morb. 2.56, cf. Epid. 7.96: metaph., κἀμοὶ προσέστη καρδίας κλυδώνιον χολῆς A. Ch. 183; προσίσταταί μοι it comes into my head, occurs to me, ὅ σοι προσέστη Pl. Smp. 175d, cf. Tht. 173d: c.acc., ὡς δὲ ἄρα μιν προσστῆναι τοῦτο Hdt. 1.86. 3. set oneself against, encounter, π. ὥσπερ ἀθληταὶ πρὸς τοῦτον τὸν λόγον v.l. for περιιστ- in Pl. Phlb. 41b. b. more freq. c. dat., offend, give offence to, τοῖς ἀκούουσιν D. 60.14; προσίστανται ὑμῖν αἱ τοιαῦται εἰσαγγελίαι you are sick of them, Hyp. Eux. 1, cf. Epicur. Ep. 3p.61U.; [πτώσεις] μηκυνόμεναι π. ταῖς ἀκοαῖς offend the ear, D.H. Comp. 12, cf. Isoc. 2; τοῖς ἀκούουσιν Id. 1.8; ἐπαινοῦντες πολλάκις π. Plu. 2.629f; π. σοι τὰ ἐν τῷ ἀμφιθεάτρῳ M.Ant. 6.46; of food, go against the stomach, Pl. Com.95, Plu. 2.655f (in Hp. Mul. 1.11 ὄχλος π. αὐτῇσι (sc. τῇσι γυναιξί) shd. be read).
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