ἐνίστημι
I. Causal in pres., fut. and aor1 act., and in aor1 mid.:— "to put, set, place in", ἐν λίθοις Xen.; ἐς τὰς χώρας Hdt.
2. aor1 mid. "to begin", Dem.
B. Pass., with aor2 perf., and plup. act.:— "to be set in, to stand in" a place, c. dat., Eur.; ἐν τῷ νηῷ Hdt.
II. "to be appointed", βασιλεὺς ἐνίστασθαι id=Hdt.
III. "to be upon, to threaten", Lat. imminere, c. dat. pers., id=Hdt.:—absol. "to be at hand, begin, arise", Ar., Dem.:—of time, ὁ ἐνεστὼς πόλεμος "the present" war, Aeschin.; τὰ ἐνεστηκότα πράγματα "present" circumstances, Xen.
IV. "to stand in the way, resist", τινι Thuc.:—absol. "to stand in the way", id=Thuc.