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Ancient Greek grammar reference

ἵστημι — ἵστημι · principal parts chart

I stand, set

Recall the parts in order, then notice which stems change. The future and aorist principal parts can be middle in form.

ἔστησα is transitive (‘I set’); ἔστην is intransitive (‘I stood’). The perfect ἕστηκα often means ‘I stand’.

Principal parts
FormForm
1. Present activeἵστημι
2. Future active / middleστήσω
3. Aorist active / middleἔστησα / ἔστην
4. Perfect activeἕστηκα
5. Perfect middle / passiveἕσταμαι
6. Aorist passiveἐστάθην

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