Ἐξίστασθαι
to make way, to stand apart
Translated by Catharine Roth16 Jul 2007Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] to separate oneself.1 "He commanded those who were complicit in the revolt to stand apart, and he shot them down."2
"[You] must keep holy silence and stand aside for our choruses" -- ['stand aside'] meaning give way -- "whoever is inexperienced in these speeches or is not pure in intention."3 And elsewhere: "to give way to the initiated choruses." Aristophanes [says this].4
Concerning giving way, they do not readily pour even vinegary wine sufficiently into the pots.5
"[You] must keep holy silence and stand aside for our choruses" -- ['stand aside'] meaning give way -- "whoever is inexperienced in these speeches or is not pure in intention."3 And elsewhere: "to give way to the initiated choruses." Aristophanes [says this].4
Concerning giving way, they do not readily pour even vinegary wine sufficiently into the pots.5
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐξίστασθαι· διαχωρίζεσθαι. ὁ δέ, ὅσοι τῆς στάσεως ἐναγεῖς ἐκέλευσεν ἐξίστασθαι, οὓς κατηκόντισεν. εὐφημεῖν χρὴ κἀξίστασθαι τοῖς ἡμετέροις χοροῖσιν. ἀντὶ τοῦ ἐκχωρεῖν. ὅς τις ἄπειρος τοιῶνδε λόγων ἢ γνώμῃ μὴ καθαρεύοι. καὶ αὖθις· ἐξίστασθαι μύσταισι χοροῖσιν. Ἀριστοφάνης. ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἐξίστασθαι μηδὲ ὀξίνην τὸν οἶνον εὐχερῶς ἅλις τοῖς κεράμοις ἐμβάλλονται.
Betacode
*)eci/stasqai: diaxwri/zesqai. o( de/, o(/soi th=s sta/sews e)nagei=s e)ke/leusen e)ci/stasqai, ou(\s kathko/ntisen. eu)fhmei=n xrh\ ka)ci/stasqai toi=s h(mete/rois xoroi=sin. a)nti\ tou= e)kxwrei=n. o(/s tis a)/peiros toiw=nde lo/gwn h)\ gnw/mh| mh\ kaqareu/oi. kai\ au)=qis: e)ci/stasqai mu/staisi xoroi=sin. *)aristofa/nhs. u(pe\r tou= e)ci/stasqai mhde\ o)ci/nhn to\n oi)=non eu)xerw=s a(/lis toi=s kera/mois e)mba/llontai.
Notes (5)
- Same entry in ps.-Zonaras.↩
- 1The headword is present middle infinitive of
e)ci/sthmi ; presumably extracted from the quotation which immediately follows but also illustrated by the other two. For the verb, cf. epsilon 1770, epsilon 1771, epsilon 1773. ↩- 2Quotation unidentifiable. (Attributed to Aelian by Adler, on no basis stated or discernible.) For the verb cf. kappa 1046. ↩
- 3Aristophanes, Frogs 354-5, with scholion. ↩
- 4Aristophanes, Frogs 370. ↩
- 5From a (mysterious) marginal note in manuscript M of the Suda;
o)ci/nhn is Adler's emendation foro)ci/con . - 1The headword is present middle infinitive of
Linked from5 entries
- ε624Ἐκστῆναιto stand aside[Meaning] to give way. "[His advice was] to stand aside from the wretchedness of the lesser folk in favor of others." And elsewhere: "[that] Mithridates [...] was to yield Bithynia to Nikomedes."
- ε1661Ἐξέστησανthey stood aside[Meaning] they withdrew. "The barbarians stood aside for them because they were stronger."
- ε1770ἘξίσταμαιI stand aside from, I abandon[Used] with a genitive. Also [sc. attested is the participle] e)cista/menos ["standing aside from"].
- ε1771Ἐξιστάμενοςmaking way [for]Meaning [he] yielding [to]. "So Marcellus was in control of affairs, yielding to Julian only the name and dress, but keeping the truer authority in his own hands." [The term] is also applied to [someone] astounded.
- ε1773Ἐξίστησινchanges, amazes[Meaning he/she/it] confounds. "Neither fear confounds them nor expenses nor effort."
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Revision history2 revisions · last 18 Sep 2012
- tweaking — David Whitehead
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth