ἐπίστασις

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. GA 718a21; of the growth of trees, Thphr. CP 2.9.1; 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. LI 969b3.

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, SIG 10 (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.