3. bring together the edges of a wound, Hp.Ulc.10.
II. mostly Pass. προσίσταμαι, with intr. tenses of Act., stand near to or by, τινι Hdt.1.129.5.51; “πύλαις” A. Th.126(lyr.), cf.Ar.Ach.683: also c. acc., with a notion of approaching, “βωμὸν προσέστην” A.Pers.203: with a Prep., “π. πρὸς τῷ δικαστηρίῳ” Aeschin.1.117: c. dat., “πλάνος καρδίᾳ προσίσταται” E.Fr.1038: abs., “π. ἀκουσόμενος” X.Cyr.6.2.13, cf. E.IA23(anap.), Pl.Ly.207b, Men.Pk.61; adhere, c. dat., Archig. ap. Paul.Aeg.4.7.
2. occur, come on, of attacks of pain, etc., ᾗ ἂν ὀδύνη π. Hp.Morb.2.56, cf. Epid.7.96: metaph., “κἀμοὶ προσέστη καρδίας κλυδώνιον χολῆς” A.Ch.183; προσίσταταί μοι it comes into my head, occurs to me, “ὅ σοι προσέστη” Pl.Smp.175d, cf. Tht. 173d: c.acc., “ὡς δὲ ἄρα μιν προσστῆναι τοῦτο” Hdt.1.86.
3. set oneself against, encounter, π. ὥσπερ ἀθληταὶ πρὸς τοῦτον τὸν λόγον v.l. for περιιστ- in Pl.Phlb.41b.
b. more freq. c. dat., offend, give offence to, “τοῖς ἀκούουσιν” D.60.14; προσίστανται ὑμῖν αἱ τοιαῦται εἰσαγγελίαι you are sick of them, Hyp.Eux.1, cf. Epicur.Ep.3p.61U.; [πτώσεις] μηκυνόμεναι π. ταῖς ἀκοαῖς offend the ear, D.H.Comp.12, cf. Isoc.2; “τοῖς ἀκούουσιν” Id.1.8; ἐπαινοῦντες πολλάκις π. Plu.2.629f; “π. σοι τὰ ἐν τῷ ἀμφιθεάτρῳ” M.Ant.6.46; of food, go against the stomach, Pl. Com.95, Plu.2.655f (in Hp.Mul.1.11 ὄχλος π. αὐτῇσι (sc. τῇσι γυναιξί) shd. be read).
