ἐνστατικός
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
English (LSJ)
ή, όν,
A setting oneself in the way, stubborn, savage, of beasts, Arist.HA488b13. II opposing, checking, Plu.2.975a; ἐ. ταύτης τῆς ὁδοῦ hindering from this course, M.Ant.5.20. Adv. -κῶς, gloss on διασταδόν, Sch.Opp.H.1.502. III able to find objections, Arist.Top.164b3, Cael.294b11; controversial, ἐνέργεια Procl.in Prm.p.502S.; addicted to controversy, Id.in Alc.p.23C.; οἱ ἐνστατικοί Grammarians who started difficulties in Homer, opp. λυτικοί or ἐπιλυτικοί, Eust.1166 fin.: -κόν, τό, Hermog.Inv.3.6. Adv. -κῶς ibid.
German (Pape)
[Seite 852] ή, όν, 1) sich entgegenstellend, sich zur Wehre setzend, wie Arist. H. A. 1, 1 die Thiere eintheilt in πρᾷα καὶ δύσθυμα καὶ οὐκ ἐνστατικά u. θυμώδη καὶ ἐνστατικά; a. Sp. – 2) hindernd, abhaltend, τῆς ὁδοῦ, vom Wege, M. Anton. 5, 20; Schwierigkeiten, Einwürfe, Instanzen machend, Arist. u. Rhett.; dah. von Grammatikern, die gegen homerische Stellen Schwierigkeiten erhoben, Ggstz λυτικοί od. ἐπιλυτικοί; vgl. Wolf Proleg. CXLV u. Lehrs Aristarch. p. 205. – Adv. ἐνστατικῶς, Rhett.
