I.to wait for, await, Hdt., Ar., etc.
2.of events, to await, be in store for, Soph., Plat.
II.c. inf., οὐ περιμένουσιν ἄλλους σφᾶς διολέσαι they do not wait for others to destroy them, Plat.; μηδ᾽ ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν [ταῦτα] ἐλθεῖν π. Dem.
III.absol. to wait, stand still, Hdt., Ar., etc.