διΐστημι
διΐστημι
fut. -στήσω
to set apart, to place separately, separate, Thuc., Dem.
to set one at variance with another, τινά τινος Ar., Thuc.; δ. τὴν Ἑλλάδα to divide it into fractions, Hdt.
Mid. and Pass., with aor2, perf., and plup. act., to stand apart, to be divided, Il.; θάλασσα διΐστατο the sea made way, opened, Il.; τὰ διεστεῶτα chasms, Hdt.
of persons, to stand apart, be at variance, Il., Thuc.; διέστη ἐς ξυμμαχίαν ἑκατέρων sided with one or the other party, Thuc.:—simply to differ, be different, Xen.
to part after fighting, Hdt.
to stand at certain distances or intervals, Hdt.; of soldiers, δ. κατὰ διακοσίους Thuc.
aor1 mid. is trans. to separate, Plat., Theocr.