Lexical Summary diistēmi: to set apart, to intervene, make an interval Original Word: διΐστημιTransliteration: diistēmi Phonetic Spelling: (dee-is'-tay-mee) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to set apart, to intervene, make an interval Meaning: to set apart, to intervene, make an interval Strong's Concordance go further, be parted.From dia and histemi; to stand apart, i.e. (reflexively) to remove, intervene -- go further, be parted, after the space of. see GREEK dia see GREEK histemi Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1339: διΐστημιδιΐστημι: 1 aorist διέστησα; 2 aorist διέστην; (from Homer down); to place separately, put asunder, disjoin; in the middle (or passive) and the perfect and 2 aorist active to stand apart, to part, depart: βραχύ δέ διαστήσαντες, namely, ἑαυτούς or τήν ναῦν (cf. Buttmann, 47 (41)), when they had gone a little distance, viz. from the place before mentioned, i. e. having gone a little farther, Acts 27:28; of time: διαστάσης ὥρας μιᾶς one hour having intervened, Luke 22:59; διέστη ἀπ' αὐτῶν parted, withdrew from them, Luke 24:51. |