στάδιος

A. standing fast and firm, ς. ὑσμίνη close fight, fought hand to hand, Il. 13.314,713, cf. Th. 4.38; ἐνὶ σταδίῃ (sc. ὑσμίνῃ) Il. 7.241, cf. 13.514; ἡ ς. μάχη Ath. 6.273f, cf. σταδαῖος; [πῖδαξ] σταδίη μένει, of a spring from which no water flows, Opp. C. 4.326.

2. firm, fixed, θάλαμοι Pi. O. 5.13: τὸ ς. immobility, D.C. 39.43.

3. standing upright or straight, ς. χιτών,= ὀρθοστάδιον, an ungirt tunic hanging in straight plaits, Call. Fr. 59, cf. στατός; θώραξ ς. a stiff breastplate, plate-armour, opp. στρεπτός or ἁλυσιδωτός, A.R. 3.1226 (v. Sch.).

II. (ἵστημι A.IV) weighed, Nic. Al. 402 (στήδην cj. Bentley).