ἀποστατέον
ὅταν δὲ τἄμ' ἀθυμήσαντ' ἴδῃς, σύ μου τὸ δεινὸν καὶ διαφθαρὲν φρενῶν ἴσχναινε παραμυθοῦ θ' → whenever you see me despondent over my situation, do what you can to lessen and relieve what is wild and senseless in my thinking | whenever you see me despondent, you must cure the grim derangement of my mind and encourage me
English (LSJ)
(ἀφίσταμαι
A one must stand off from, i.e. give up, abandon, πολέμου Th.8.2, etc.; οὐκ . . ἀ. τῇ πόλει τούτων D.18.199: abs., οὐκ ἀ. πρίν . . Pl.Plt.257c. II later, ἀφίστημι one must keep apart, detain, ἵππον ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων Gp. 16.1.4.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποστᾰτέον: ῥημ. ἐπίθ. 1) τοῦ ἀφίσταμαι, δεῖ ἀφίστασθαι, τινὸς Θουκ. 8. 2· οὐκ… ἀπ. τῇ πόλει τούτων Δημ. 295. 1, πρβλ. Πλάτ. Πολιτικ. 257C. 2) τοῦ ἀφίστημι, δεῖ ἀφιστάναι , ἵππον ἀπό τινος Γεωπ. 16. 1, 4.
Spanish (DGE)
1 hay que apartarse, desistir de πολέμου Th.8.2, οὐδ' ... ἀ. τῇ πόλει τούτων D.18.199, αὐτῶν Isoc.12.37, (τῆς εὑρέσεως) Clem.Al.Strom.7.15.91
•abs. οὐκ ἀποστατέον πρὶν ... Pl.Plt.257c
•abs. οὐ μὴν ἀ. ἐστίν Isoc.5.85.
2 hay que mantener aparte, retener τὸν ἵππον ... ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων Gp.16.1.4.