ἀνθίστημι
I. "to set against", Ar., Thuc.: "to set up in opposition", Thuc.
2. "to match with, compare", Plut.
II. Pass., with intr. aor2 act. ἀντέστην, perf. ἀνθέστηκα, attic contr. part. ἀνθεστώς: fut. mid. ἀντιστήσομαι, aor1 ἀντεστησάμην and pass. ἀντεστάθην [α]:— "to stand against", esp. in battle, "to withstand, oppose", τινι Il., Hdt., attic; also, πρός τινα Thuc., etc.: rarely c. gen., φρενῶν ἀνθίσταται (al. ἀνθάπτεται) Aesch.
2. absol. "to make a stand", Il., Hdt.