- περιίστημι
- περιίστημι 1 aor. subj. 3 pl. περιστήσωσιν; EpJer 36; 2 aor. περιέστην; pf. ptc. περιεστηκώ (1 Km 4:15; TestSol 6:11 D) and περιεστώς; pres. mid. impv. 2 sg. περιίστασο (W-S. §15; B-D-F §93; Mlt-H. 207) (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; pseudepigr.).① to encircle by standing around some entity, stand around act. (cp. act. ‘cause to stand around, place around’ of cavalry posted for action Jos., Bell. 3, 148)ⓐ 2 aor. stand around abs. Ac 25:7 v.l. W. acc. of pers. (Appian, Hann. 28 §118 περιστάντες τὸ βουλευτήριον=they stood about the senate-house; Jos., Ant. 7, 16; 13, 169) περιέστησαν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι the Judeans stood around him 25:7.ⓑ pf. stand around (2 Km 13:31; Jdth 5:22; TestSol 6:11 D; Jos., Vi. 109) ὁ ὄχλος ὁ περιεστώς the crowd standing by (Appian, Hann. 19 §84 ἡ στρατιὰ περιεστῶσα) J 11:42. οἱ π. the bystanders MPol 2:2.② to go around so as to avoid, avoid, shun mid. (Philod., Rhet. I 384 S. τὰς ἁμαρτίας; M. Ant. 3, 4, 2; Sext. Emp., Math. 11, 93; Lucian, Herm. 86 κύνας; Diog. L. 9, 14; Iambl., Vi. Pyth. 31, 189 τὸ παράνομον; Philo, Ebr. 205; Jos., Bell. 2, 135, Ant. 1, 45; 10, 210) τὶ someth. τὰς κενοφωνίας 2 Ti 2:16. μάχας νομικάς Tit 3:9.—M-M.
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