δι-ίστημι
(Rec. διΐσ-), [in LXX: Ez 5:1 (חלק pi.), Pr 17:9 (פּרד hi.), etc.;]
to set apart, separate; of time (or space), to make an interval, intervene: διαστάσης ὥρας μιᾶς, Lk 22:59; βραχὺ διαστήσαντες, Ac 27:28. In pass., mid. and 2 aor., pf. and plpf. act., to part, withdraw: Lk 24:51.†