ἐπίστασις

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, (ἐφίστημι)

   A stopping, stoppage, [τῆς κοιλίης], οὔρου, Hp.Coac.480, Prorrh.1.110; ἐ. αἵματος sluggishness of the flow of blood, Id.Insomn.93, cf. Arist.GA718a21; of the growth of trees, Thphr.CP2.9.1; πρὸς ἐπίστασιν τῶν ἄλλων as a deterrent to others, PAmh.2.134.9 (ii A.D.).    2. violence, vehemence, ἐπαινεῖ τὴν Ζήνωνος πραγματείαν μετὰ δή τινος λαμπρᾶς ἐ. Procl. in Prm.p.604 S.    II. (ἐφίσταμαι) stopping, halt, τοῦ στρατεύματος X.An.2.4.26, cf. Plb.8.28.13; φροντίδων ἐπιστάσεις haltings of thought, anxious thoughts, S.Ant.225; ἐπιστάσεις καὶ διατριβαί Plu.2.48b (following quot. of S.Ant.232); opp. κίνησις, Arist.de An.407a33, cf. LI969b3.    b. ἐπίστασιν ἔχει, πῶς . . there is a difficulty, as to how... Id.Metaph. 1089b25.    2. stopping to examine a thing, observation, attention, τοῦτ' ἄξιον ἐπιστάσεως, εἰ . . Id.Ph.196a36; μετὰ ἐ. Plb.2.2.2; μετὰ πολλῆς ἐ. καὶ φιλοτιμίας D.S.29.32; ἄξιος ἐπιστάσεως Plb.11.2.4, Phld. Rh.1.31 S.; ἄγειν τινὰ εἰς ἐ. Plb.9.22.7; ἐξ ἐ. ῥητέον carefully, Id.3.58.3; ἐπίστασίν τινων λαμβάνειν Aristeas 256; medical treatment, care, πρὸς φλεγμονήν Sor.1.76: generally, care, attention, Phld.Lib. p.50., Mus.p.84K.    3. = ἐπιστασία 11, D.S.14.82, Ph.1.143 codd.; κατὰ τὴν ἐ. during his term as ἐπιστάτης, SIG10 (Samos, vi B.C.); ἐ. ἔργων superintendence of works, X.Mem.1.5.2; ἡ ἐ. μοι ἡ καθ' ἡμέραν 2 Ep.Cor.11.28; oversight of students, D.H.Comp.1.    4. beginning, ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι ἀπὸ . . Plb.1.12.6; ἡ ἐ. τῆς ἱστορίας introduction, Id.2.71.7; ἀρχὴ καὶ ἐ. τῆς κατασκευῆς method of setting about construction, Ph.Bel.50.35.    5. scum on urine, Hp.Aph.7.35.    6. position in rear, τὴν ἐ. ἐπ' ἀλλήλοις ἔχειν one behind the other, of ships, Plb.1.26.12.    7. = μέρος τι τῆς νεώς, Hsch.; cf. ἐπιστατήρ.    III. onset, LXX 2 Ma.6.3; ὄχλου Act.Ap.24.12 (nisi leg. ἐπισύστασις).    IV. ἐν ἐπιστάσει καὶ ἐν ἀπολογισμῷ, perh. of land of which the rent has been raised, PTeb.61 (a).163 (ii B.C.), al.    V. Cypr. ἐπίσταἱς, = ἐπιστασία 11, Inscr.Cypr.144 H.