ὑπόστασις

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

ὑπό (hupó, down, under) + στάσις (stásis, standing)

Noun edit

ὑπόστασις (hupóstasisf (genitive ὑπόστασεως); third declension

  1. foundation, base
  2. assurance, support
  3. subject-matter
  4. sediment
  5. (philosophy) essence, real nature
  6. (theology) hypostasis

Inflection edit

Descendants edit