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ἱστάνω

istano

to arise, acquire

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Romans 1 · 1.43/10k
Ezechiel 1 · 0.35/10k
Discourses 2 · 0.27/10k

What it meant

1. ἱστάνω · histanō — Beekes

ἱστάνω [ν.] ‘to arise, acquire’. VAR Hell. present for ἵστημι (Plb., pap., inscr.), formed to the inf. ἱστάναι. *ETYM A parallel case is that of Cret. στανύω ‘install (πόλιν στανυέσθων SGDI 5040, 66), which has been compared with Av. fra-stanuuanti ‘they gain an advantage’. In reality, the Cypr. form is rather a thematic enlargement of a primary present of the type αἴνυμαι, probably after taviw et al. See … — [Beekes, s.v. ἱστάνω, p. 648]

2. ἱστάνω · histanō — Frisk

ἱστάνω hell. u. spätes Präsens für ἴστημι (Plb., Pap., Inschr. usw.), zum Inf. ἱστάναι neugebildet und somit von arm. stana-m (Aor. sta-cay) "erstehen, erwerben’, lat. d&-stinäre “festmachen, fest beschließen’ u.a. (s. Bq, WP. 2, 604, W.-Hofmann s. d2stinö m. Lit.) unabhängig. — Ähnlich gebildet ist kret. στανύω “einsetzen’ (πόλιν στανυέσϑων GDI 5040, 66), thematische Erweiterung eines primären schwundstufigen … — [Frisk, s.v. ἱστάνω, p. 770]

3. ἱστάνω · histanō — LSJ

later collat. form of ἵστημι, first in inf. ἱστάνειν, (ἀνθ-) PPetr. 2p.120 (iii B.C.), (καθ-) Michel 1006.22 (Teos, ii B.C.), (συν-) Plb. 3.108.4, (ἀποκαθ-) Ascl. Tact. 10.9, cf. Dsc. 4.43, etc.; cf. ἱστάναι Ἀττικοί, ἱστάνειν Ἕλληνες Moer. 200; part. (ἐφ)ιστάνοντες Plb. 11.2.5; τὸ ἱστάνον Simp. in Ph. 1257.34: ind. ἱστάνει Philistio ap. Ath. 3.115e, ἱστάνομεν Ep.Rom. 3.31, (παρ) ιστάνουσι Phld. Rh. 1.266S., etc.: impf. (συν)ίστανον Plb. 4.5.6, (δι-) App. Hisp. 36, etc.:—Pass., ἱστανόμενος IG 2(2

In the wild

ἱστάνειν · histanein Epictetus, Discourses 3.12 (DIORISIS sentence 4421)
ἱστάνεις · histaneis Epictetus, Discourses 3.26 (DIORISIS sentence 5655)
ἱστάνομεν · histanomen New Testament, Romans 3.31 (DIORISIS sentence 84)
ἱστάνειν · histanein Septuaginta, Ezechiel 17

Where it came from

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἱστάνω (scan p. 648; entry #2765).
Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἱστάνω (scan pp. 770-771; entry #2645).

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