| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| περίστασιν | a surrounding | LXX.Ezek.26.8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
περίστασις (peristasis) a surrounding space G:N-F
περίστασις-στᾰσις, εως, ἡ,
standing round, τίς ἥδε κραυγὴ καὶ δόμων π.; crowds standing round the house, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ποιεῖσθαι, of crowds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence, in concretesense, crowd standing round, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__2 surrounding, ἡ τοῦ ψυχροῦ π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]: in concrete sense, environment, π. ἀέρος ψυχροῦ [Refs 4th c.BC+]; surrounding space, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; especially free space round a building, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2.b portico surrounding a hall or temple, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2.c district surrounding a village, neighbourhood, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II circumstances, situation, state of affairs, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὸ παράδοξον τῆς π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; π. nostra, the position of my affairs, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; the actuality, μέζων τῆς π. ἡ φαντασίη [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ κατὰ περίστασιςστασιν καθήκοντα duties dependent on circumstances, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: singular of a particular circumstance, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.b especially difficult position, crisis (both senses distinguished in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; κατὰ τὰς π. in critical times, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; διὰ τὰς τῶν καιρῶν π. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; εἰς πᾶν ἐλθεῖν περιστάσεως [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; χαλεπὴ π. [LXX+1st c.AD+]; μετὰ τὴν κατασχοῦσαν τὴν πόλιν π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.2 Rhet., circumstances of the case treated by a speaker, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__II.3 outward pomp and circumstance, ἡ τοῦ βίου π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τρυφὴ καὶ π. Antig.Car. cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ὑπάρχων ἐν μεγάλῃ π. [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.4 in Meteorology, of climatic conditions, ἡ κατὰ τὸν ἀέρα π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; λοιμικαὶ π. pestilential conditions, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; καυματώδης π. [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.4.b Astron., position of the heavenly bodies, ἐκλειπτικὴ π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III veering round, of winds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.2 cycle, ἡ τοῦ μεγάλου ἐνιαυτοῦ π. [LXX+4th c.BC+]
__III.3 direction of motion, αἱ ἓξ π., i. e. up, down, forwards, backwards, right, left, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.4 materials for use, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]