ἀντικαθίστημι
πῶς δ' οὐκ ἀρίστη; τίς δ' ἐναντιώσεται; τί χρὴ γενέσθαι τὴν ὑπερβεβλημένην γυναῖκα; (Euripides' Alcestis 152-54) → How is she not noblest? Who will deny it? What must a woman have become to surpass her?
English (LSJ)
Ion. ἀντικατ-, fut. -καταστήσω:—
A replace, substitute, ἄλλα Hdt.9.93; μὴ ἐλάσσω ἀντικαταστῆσαι πάλιν replace an equal quantity of gold, Th.2.13; ἄλλους ἀ. set up others in their stead, Arist.Mir.838a3. 2 set against, oppose, τινὰ πρός τινα Th. 4.93; establish as a counterpart, τινά τινι Pl.R.591a. 3 set up or bring back again, ἀ. ἐπὶ τὸ θαρρεῖν Th.2.65; rally, τοὺς θορυβηθέντας D.H.6.11. II Pass., with aor. 2 and pf. Act.; also aor. 1 κατεστάθην X.An.3.1.38:—to be put in another's place, reign in his stead, Hdt.2.37, X.l.c. 2 to be pitted against another, opposed, abs., Th.1.71, 3.47, etc.; τινί X.Eq.Mag.7.5. b in lawsuits, to be confronted with, τινί, πρός τινα, POxy.97.9 (ii A. D.), BGU168.11(ii A.D.).
