e[steila , aor. I of stevllw .
e[stemmai
e[stemmai , pf. pass. of stevfw .
ejstevrhmai , pf. pass. of sterevw .
ejstefavnwto
ejstefavnwto , 3 sing. plqpf. pass. of stefanovw .
e{sthka
e{sthka, -ein , intr. pf. and plqpf. of i{sthmi :— e[sthn aor. 2:— e{sthxw, -omai , fut.
ejsthvriktai
ejsthvriktai, -to , 3 sing. pf. and plqpf. pass. of sthrivzw .
e[sthsa
e[sthsa, -avmhn , aor. I act. and med. of i{sthmi .
eJsthwv"
eJsthwv" , Ep. for -hkwv" , pf. part. of i{sthmi .
eJstiva
eJstiva , Ion. iJstivh , hJ , the hearth of a house, fireside, Hom ., Aesch. , etc. ; the shrine of the household gods, and a sanctuary for suppliants ( ejfevstioi ) , ejpi; th;n eJstivan kaqivzesqai Thuc.
2. the house itself, a dwelling, home (as we say fireside), Hdt ., Trag. : metaph. of the last home, the grave, Soph.
3.
a household, family,
Hdt.
4.
an altar, shrine,
Trag
.;
ga`" mesovmfalo" eJst
., of the Delphic shrine,
Eur.
II.
as
nom.
pr.
JEstiva
,
Ion.
JIstivh
,
Vesta,
daughter of Kronos and Rhea, guardian of the hearth, h.
Hom.
,
Hdt.
,
etc.
(Deriv. uncertain.)
eJstivama
eJstiva<Eth>ma , ato", tov , ( eJstiavw ) an entertainment, banquet, Eur.
JEstiav"
JEstiav" , avdo", hJ , ( \Estiva ) a Vestal virgin, Plut.
eJstivasi"
eJstiva<Eth>si" , ew", hJ , a feasting, banqueting, entertainment, Thuc ., Plat. ; and eJstiavtwr
eJstiavtwr
eJstiavtwr »a<Eth>1/4, oro", oJ , one who gives a banquet, a host, Plat .:—at Athens, the citizen whose turn it was to give a dinner to his tribe, Dem. From eJstiavw