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ἀναστέλλω

ἀναστέλλω, to raise up

ἀναστέλλω,
  • send up, raise, νέφεα Arat. 417:—Med., gird or tuck up oneʼs clothes, νεβρίδας ἀνεστείλαντο E. Ba. 696; ἀναστέλλεσθʼ ἄνω τὰ χιτώνια Ar. Ec. 268: abs., ἀναστειλαμένη Artem. 4.44:—Pass., ἀνεσταλμένῳ τῷ χιτῶνι with oneʼs frock girt up, Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.178c.
    • II draw back, e.g. the flesh in a surgical operation, Hp. VC 14; push back or up, τὰς ῥίζας [τῶν ὄρχεων] Arist. HA 632a17:—Pass., to be turned up, of the foot, Hp. Mochl. 24.
      • 2 open, στόμια μεμυκότα Ph. 1.278, al.
      • 3 repulse, check an assault, E. IT 1378, Th. 6.70, X. An. 5.4.23: generally, οἱ ἄνεμοι ἀ. τὰ νέφη Arist. Pr. 943a35, cf. Epicur. Ep. 2 p.51 U.; φόβος ἀ. τινά Ael. NA 5.54: Medic., check a discharge, etc., Leonid. ap. Aët. 16.40, cf. Sor. 2.9:—Med., suppress oneʼs inclinations, dissemble, Plb. 9.22.9:—Pass., Th. 3.98, Phld. Ir. p.82 W.: c. gen., ἀ. τοῦ . . to be restrained from . ., Ael. NA 8.10; ἀνεστάλησαν τὴν ὁρμήν VH 6.14.
      • 4 remove, make away with, γῆν D.S. 17.82; τὰ ἐμποδών Ph. 1.407.
      • 5 lay aside, Dam. Pr. 400.
    • III in Med., renounce, refuse, ἀναστέλλεσθαι τροφήν Ael. NA 11.14.

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