Διαστῆσαι
to set at odds
Translated by David Whitehead19 Oct 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Meaning to agitate and, in a way, render ineffective.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διαστῆσαι· ἀντὶ τοῦ διαταράξαι καὶ οἷον ἀδύνατον ποιῆσαι.
Betacode
*diasth=sai: a)nti\ tou= diatara/cai kai\ oi(=on a)du/naton poih=sai.
Notes
- From Harpokration s.v., commenting on the appearance of this verb in Antiphon (fr. 2 Sauppe) and Menander (fr. 448 Koerte, 406 K.-A.).