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ἔνστασις

ἔνστασις, a beginning, plan, management

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ἐνστάσεις feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural, feminine accusative plural of ἔνστασις

ἐνστάσεις aorist active subjunctive 2nd singular, future active indicative 2nd singular of ἐνίστημι

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ἔν-στᾰσις, εως, ἡ, (ἐνίσταμαι)
  • origin, beginning, τῶν ὅλων πραγμάτων Aeschin. 2.20; τοῦ πολέμου Plb. 4.62.3; πραγμάτων Ph. 2.75; institution of legal proceedings, τὴν ὅλην ἔ. τοῦ ἀγῶνος Aeschin. 1.132.
      • 2 ἔ. βίου a way of life, D.L. 6.103, cf. Jul. Or. 6.201a.
      • 3 institution of an heir, Cod.Just. 1.2.25 Intr., PMasp. 151.274 (vi A. D.); inheritance, ib. 312.55 (vi A. D.).
    • II in Medic., lodgement, λίθων Aret. CD 2.3.
      • 2 impaction, obstruction, ὄγκων Asclep. ap. Gal. 10.101, Herod.Med. ap. Orib. 5.30.5, etc.: generally, interference, ὀνύχων Iamb. Protr. 21.ιθʹ.
    • III in Logic, objection to an argument, ἔ. πρότασις προτάσει ἐναντία Arist. APr. 69a37, cf. Top. 157a35, Rh. 1402a31, Hermog. Inv. 3.6, etc.
      • 2 generally, opposition, Plb. 6.17.8 (pl.), Ph. 2.60.
      • 3 prosecution, ἐν μολποῖς SIG 633.66 (Milet., ii B. C.).
      • 4 χαλεπὴ ἔ. difficult situation, IG 12(5).509.4 (Seriphos, iii/ii B. C.).
    • IV (ἐνίστημι) winding up an engine, Ph. Bel. 61.21, 57.41 (nisi leg. ἔντασις).
    • V impact, interference of an object of vision, Placit. 4.13.2, Plot. 4.5.2.

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