διΐστημι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) + ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.ís.tɛː.mi/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /diˈis.te̝.mi/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðiˈis.ti.mi/
Verb
δῐῐ̈́στημῐ • (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- to set apart, place separately
- (active voice, middle voice) to separate, divide
- (passive voice) to stand apart, be divided
- (passive voice) to be at variance
- (passive voice) to differ, be different
Conjugation
Present: δῐῐ̈́στημῐ, δῐῐ̈́στᾰμαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐῐ̈́στημῐ | δῐῐ̈́στης | δῐῐ̈́στησῐ(ν) | δῐῐ̈́στᾰτον | δῐῐ̈́στᾰτον | δῐῐ̈́στᾰμεν | δῐῐ̈́στᾰτε | δῐῐ̈στᾶσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐῐ̈στῶ | δῐῐ̈στῇς | δῐῐ̈στῇ | δῐῐ̈στῆτον | δῐῐ̈στῆτον | δῐῐ̈στῶμεν | δῐῐ̈στῆτε | δῐῐ̈στῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐῐ̈σταίην | δῐῐ̈σταίης | δῐῐ̈σταίη | δῐῐ̈σταῖτον / δῐῐ̈σταίητον | δῐῐ̈σταίτην / δῐῐ̈σταιήτην | δῐῐ̈σταῖμεν / δῐῐ̈σταίημεν | δῐῐ̈σταῖτε / δῐῐ̈σταίητε | δῐῐ̈σταῖεν / δῐῐ̈σταίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δῐῐ̈́στη | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́τω | δῐῐ̈́στᾰτον | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́των | δῐῐ̈́στᾰτε | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δῐῐ̈́στᾰμαι | δῐῐ̈́στᾰσαι | δῐῐ̈́στᾰται | δῐῐ̈́στᾰσθον | δῐῐ̈́στᾰσθον | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́μεθᾰ | δῐῐ̈́στᾰσθε | δῐῐ̈́στᾰνται | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐῐ̈στῶμαι | δῐῐ̈στῇ | δῐῐ̈στῆται | δῐῐ̈στῆσθον | δῐῐ̈στῆσθον | δῐῐ̈στώμεθᾰ | δῐῐ̈στῆσθε | δῐῐ̈στῶνται | |||||
| optative | δῐῐ̈σταίμην | δῐῐ̈́σταιο | δῐῐ̈́σταιτο | δῐῐ̈́σταισθον | δῐῐ̈σταίσθην | δῐῐ̈σταίμεθᾰ | δῐῐ̈́σταισθε | δῐῐ̈́σταιντο | |||||
| imperative | δῐῐ̈́στᾰσο | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́σθω | δῐῐ̈́στᾰσθον | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́σθων | δῐῐ̈́στᾰσθε | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle/passive | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́ναι | δῐῐ̈́στᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐῐ̈στᾱ́ς | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | δῐῐ̈στᾶσᾰ | δῐῐ̈στᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́ν | δῐῐ̈στᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Imperfect: δῐῑ̈́στην, δῐῑ̈στᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐῑ̈́στην | δῐῑ̈́στης | δῐῑ̈́στη | δῐῑ̈́στᾰτον | δῐῑ̈στᾰ́την | δῐῑ̈́στᾰμεν | δῐῑ̈́στᾰτε | δῐῑ̈́στᾰσᾰν | ||||
| middle/ passive |
indicative | δῐῑ̈στᾰ́μην | δῐῑ̈́στᾰσο | δῐῑ̈́στᾰτο | δῐῑ̈́στᾰσθον | δῐῑ̈στᾰ́σθην | δῐῑ̈στᾰ́μεθᾰ | δῐῑ̈́στᾰσθε | δῐῑ̈́στᾰντο | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Future: δῐᾰστήσω, δῐᾰστήσομαι, δῐᾰστᾰθήσομαι
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐᾰστήσω | δῐᾰστήσεις | δῐᾰστήσει | δῐᾰστήσετον | δῐᾰστήσετον | δῐᾰστήσομεν | δῐᾰστήσετε | δῐᾰστήσουσῐ(ν) | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰστήσοιμῐ | δῐᾰστήσοις | δῐᾰστήσοι | δῐᾰστήσοιτον | δῐᾰστησοίτην | δῐᾰστήσοιμεν | δῐᾰστήσοιτε | δῐᾰστήσοιεν | |||||
| middle | indicative | δῐᾰστήσομαι | δῐᾰστήσῃ / δῐᾰστήσει | δῐᾰστήσεται | δῐᾰστήσεσθον | δῐᾰστήσεσθον | δῐᾰστησόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰστήσεσθε | δῐᾰστήσονται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰστησοίμην | δῐᾰστήσοιο | δῐᾰστήσοιτο | δῐᾰστήσοισθον | δῐᾰστησοίσθην | δῐᾰστησοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰστήσοισθε | δῐᾰστήσοιντο | |||||
| passive | indicative | δῐᾰστᾰθήσομαι | δῐᾰστᾰθήσῃ | δῐᾰστᾰθήσεται | δῐᾰστᾰθήσεσθον | δῐᾰστᾰθήσεσθον | δῐᾰστᾰθησόμεθᾰ | δῐᾰστᾰθήσεσθε | δῐᾰστᾰθήσονται | ||||
| optative | δῐᾰστᾰθησοίμην | δῐᾰστᾰθήσοιο | δῐᾰστᾰθήσοιτο | δῐᾰστᾰθήσοισθον | δῐᾰστᾰθησοίσθην | δῐᾰστᾰθησοίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰστᾰθήσοισθε | δῐᾰστᾰθήσοιντο | |||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰστήσειν | δῐᾰστήσεσθαι | δῐᾰστᾰθήσεσθαι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰστήσων | δῐᾰστησόμενος | δῐᾰστᾰθησόμενος | |||||||||
| f | δῐᾰστήσουσᾰ | δῐᾰστησομένη | δῐᾰστᾰθησομένη | ||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰστῆσον | δῐᾰστησόμενον | δῐᾰστᾰθησόμενον | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: δῐέστησᾰ, δῐεστησᾰ́μην, δῐεστᾰ́θην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐέστησᾰ | δῐέστησᾰς | δῐέστησε(ν) | δῐεστήσᾰτον | δῐεστησᾰ́την | δῐεστήσᾰμεν | δῐεστήσᾰτε | δῐέστησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰστήσω | δῐᾰστήσῃς | δῐᾰστήσῃ | δῐᾰστήσητον | δῐᾰστήσητον | δῐᾰστήσωμεν | δῐᾰστήσητε | δῐᾰστήσωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰστήσαιμῐ | δῐᾰστήσειᾰς / δῐᾰστήσαις | δῐᾰστήσειε(ν) / δῐᾰστήσαι | δῐᾰστήσαιτον | δῐᾰστησαίτην | δῐᾰστήσαιμεν | δῐᾰστήσαιτε | δῐᾰστήσειᾰν / δῐᾰστήσαιεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́στησον | δῐᾰστησᾰ́τω | δῐᾰστήσᾰτον | δῐᾰστησᾰ́των | δῐᾰστήσᾰτε | δῐᾰστησᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐεστησᾰ́μην | δῐεστήσω | δῐεστήσᾰτο | δῐεστήσᾰσθον | δῐεστησᾰ́σθην | δῐεστησᾰ́μεθᾰ | δῐεστήσᾰσθε | δῐεστήσᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰστήσωμαι | δῐᾰστήσῃ | δῐᾰστήσηται | δῐᾰστήσησθον | δῐᾰστήσησθον | δῐᾰστησώμεθᾰ | δῐᾰστήσησθε | δῐᾰστήσωνται | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰστησαίμην | δῐᾰστήσαιο | δῐᾰστήσαιτο | δῐᾰστήσαισθον | δῐᾰστησαίσθην | δῐᾰστησαίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰστήσαισθε | δῐᾰστήσαιντο | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́στησαι | δῐᾰστησᾰ́σθω | δῐᾰστήσᾰσθον | δῐᾰστησᾰ́σθων | δῐᾰστήσᾰσθε | δῐᾰστησᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| passive | indicative | δῐεστᾰ́θην | δῐεστᾰ́θης | δῐεστᾰ́θη | δῐεστᾰ́θητον | δῐεστᾰθήτην | δῐεστᾰ́θημεν | δῐεστᾰ́θητε | δῐεστᾰ́θησᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰστᾰθῶ | δῐᾰστᾰθῇς | δῐᾰστᾰθῇ | δῐᾰστᾰθῆτον | δῐᾰστᾰθῆτον | δῐᾰστᾰθῶμεν | δῐᾰστᾰθῆτε | δῐᾰστᾰθῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰστᾰθείην | δῐᾰστᾰθείης | δῐᾰστᾰθείη | δῐᾰστᾰθεῖτον / δῐᾰστᾰθείητον | δῐᾰστᾰθείτην / δῐᾰστᾰθειήτην | δῐᾰστᾰθεῖμεν / δῐᾰστᾰθείημεν | δῐᾰστᾰθεῖτε / δῐᾰστᾰθείητε | δῐᾰστᾰθεῖεν / δῐᾰστᾰθείησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰστᾰ́θητῐ | δῐᾰστᾰθήτω | δῐᾰστᾰ́θητον | δῐᾰστᾰθήτων | δῐᾰστᾰ́θητε | δῐᾰστᾰθέντων | |||||||
| active | middle | passive | |||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰστῆσαι | δῐᾰστήσᾰσθαι | δῐᾰστᾰθῆναι | ||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰστήσᾱς | δῐᾰστησᾰ́μενος | δῐᾰστᾰθείς | |||||||||
| f | δῐᾰστήσᾱσᾰ | δῐᾰστησᾰμένη | δῐᾰστᾰθεῖσᾰ | ||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰστῆσᾰν | δῐᾰστησᾰ́μενον | δῐᾰστᾰθέν | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Aorist: δῐέστην, δῐεστᾰ́μην
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐέστην | δῐέστης | δῐέστη | δῐέστητον | δῐεστήτην | δῐέστημεν | δῐέστητε | δῐέστησᾰν / δῐέστᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰστῶ | δῐᾰστῇς | δῐᾰστῇ | δῐᾰστῆτον | δῐᾰστῆτον | δῐᾰστῶμεν | δῐᾰστῆτε | δῐᾰστῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰσταίην | δῐᾰσταίης | δῐᾰσταίη | δῐᾰσταῖτον / δῐᾰσταίητον | δῐᾰσταίτην / δῐᾰσταιήτην | δῐᾰσταῖμεν / δῐᾰσταίημεν | δῐᾰσταῖτε / δῐᾰσταίητε | δῐᾰσταῖεν / δῐᾰσταίησᾰν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́στηθῐ | δῐᾰστήτω | δῐᾰ́στητον | δῐᾰστήτων | δῐᾰ́στητε | δῐᾰστᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐεστᾰ́μην | δῐέστω | δῐέστᾰτο | δῐέστᾰσθον | δῐεστᾰ́σθην | δῐεστᾰ́μεθᾰ | δῐέστᾰσθε | δῐέστᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰστῶμαι | δῐᾰστῇ | δῐᾰστῆται | δῐᾰστῆσθον | δῐᾰστῆσθον | δῐᾰστώμεθᾰ | δῐᾰστῆσθε | δῐᾰστῶνται | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰσταίμην | δῐᾰσταῖο | δῐᾰσταῖτο | δῐᾰσταῖσθον | δῐᾰσταίσθην | δῐᾰσταίμεθᾰ | δῐᾰσταῖσθε | δῐᾰσταῖντο | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́στω | δῐᾰστᾰ́σθω | δῐᾰ́στᾰσθον | δῐᾰστᾰ́σθων | δῐᾰ́στᾰσθε | δῐᾰστᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰστῆναι | δῐᾰ́στᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰστᾱ́ς | δῐᾰστᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰστᾶσᾰ | δῐᾰστᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰστᾰ́ν | δῐᾰστᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐᾰ́στην | δῐᾰ́στης | δῐᾰ́στη | δῐᾰ́στητον | δῐᾰστήτην | δῐᾰ́στημεν | δῐᾰ́στητε | δῐᾰ́στησᾰν / δῐᾰ́στᾰν | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰστῶ, δῐᾰστῶμῐ |
δῐᾰστῇς, δῐᾰστῇσθᾰ |
δῐᾰστῇ, δῐᾰστῇσῐ |
δῐᾰστῆτον | δῐᾰστῆτον | δῐᾰστῶμεν | δῐᾰστῆτε | δῐᾰστῶσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰσταίην | δῐᾰσταίης | δῐᾰσταίη | δῐᾰσταῖτον | δῐᾰσταίτην | δῐᾰσταῖμεν | δῐᾰσταῖτε | δῐᾰσταῖεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́στηθῐ | δῐᾰστήτω | δῐᾰ́στητον | δῐᾰστήτων | δῐᾰ́στητε | δῐᾰστᾰ́ντων | |||||||
| middle | indicative | δῐᾰστᾰ́μην | δῐᾰ́στω | δῐᾰ́στᾰτο | δῐᾰ́στᾰσθον | δῐᾰστᾰ́σθην | δῐᾰστᾰ́με(σ)θᾰ | δῐᾰ́στᾰσθε | δῐᾰ́στᾰντο | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐᾰστῶμαι | δῐᾰστῇ | δῐᾰστῆται | δῐᾰστῆσθον | δῐᾰστῆσθον | δῐᾰστώμε(σ)θᾰ | δῐᾰστῆσθε | δῐᾰστῶνται | |||||
| optative | δῐᾰσταίμην | δῐᾰσταῖο | δῐᾰσταῖτο | δῐᾰσταῖσθον | δῐᾰσταίσθην | δῐᾰσταίμε(σ)θᾰ | δῐᾰσταῖσθε | δῐᾰσταίᾰτο | |||||
| imperative | δῐᾰ́στω | δῐᾰστᾰ́σθω | δῐᾰ́στᾰσθον | δῐᾰστᾰ́σθων | δῐᾰ́στᾰσθε | δῐᾰστᾰ́σθων | |||||||
| active | middle | ||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐᾰστᾰ́μεν(αι) | δῐᾰ́στᾰσθαι | |||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐᾰστᾱ́ς | δῐᾰστᾰ́μενος | ||||||||||
| f | δῐᾰστᾶσᾰ | δῐᾰστᾰμένη | |||||||||||
| n | δῐᾰστᾰ́ν | δῐᾰστᾰ́μενον | |||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Perfect: δῐέστηκᾰ
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
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| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐέστηκᾰ | δῐέστηκᾰς | δῐέστηκε(ν) | δῐεστήκᾰτον | δῐεστήκᾰτον | δῐεστήκᾰμεν | δῐεστήκᾰτε | δῐεστήκᾱσῐ(ν) | ||||
| subjunctive | δῐεστήκω | δῐεστήκῃς | δῐεστήκῃ | δῐεστήκητον | δῐεστήκητον | δῐεστήκωμεν | δῐεστήκητε | δῐεστήκωσῐ(ν) | |||||
| optative | δῐεστήκοιμῐ / δῐεστηκοίην | δῐεστήκοις / δῐεστηκοίης | δῐεστήκοι / δῐεστηκοίη | δῐεστήκοιτον | δῐεστηκοίτην | δῐεστήκοιμεν | δῐεστήκοιτε | δῐεστήκοιεν | |||||
| imperative | δῐέστηκε | δῐεστηκέτω | δῐεστήκετον | δῐεστηκέτων | δῐεστήκετε | δῐεστηκόντων | |||||||
| active | |||||||||||||
| infinitive | δῐεστηκέναι | ||||||||||||
| participle | m | δῐεστηκώς | |||||||||||
| f | δῐεστηκυῖᾰ | ||||||||||||
| n | δῐεστηκός | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Pluperfect: δῐεστήκειν / δῐεστήκη
| number | singular | dual | plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | second | third | first | second | third | ||||||
| active | indicative | δῐεστήκειν / δῐεστήκη | δῐεστήκεις / δῐεστήκης | δῐεστήκει(ν) | δῐεστήκετον | δῐεστηκέτην | δῐεστήκεμεν | δῐεστήκετε | δῐεστήκεσᾰν | ||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.
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Further reading
- “διΐστημι”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- διΐστημι in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- (no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- διΐστημι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “διΐστημι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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