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The Temple of Athena Nike, an amphiprostyle temple
 
A diagram of an amphiprostyle temple

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From Latin amphiprostylos, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιπρόστυλος (amphipróstulos), from ἀμφί (amphí) + πρόστυλος (próstulos, having pillars).

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amphiprostyle (not comparable)

  1. (architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
    • 1806, Thomas Gabb, Finis Pyramidis, page 19:
      This much being sufficiently proved; before I draw the inference in contemplation, I have next to prove, the original temple was amphiprostyle, and hexastyle.
    • 1854, Robert Stuart, “Amphiprostylos”, in Cyclopedia of Architecture, volume 1, page 136:
      Another characteristic of amphiprostyle temples was that of their porticoes, consisting of four columns only.
    • 1993, Ira S. Mark, The Sanctuary of Athena Nike in Athens:
      "The Ilissos Temple is the first attested amphiprostyle temple in Greek architecture."

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amphiprostyle (plural amphiprostyles)

  1. (architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
    • 1819, Periptere, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Volume 26, unnumbered page,
      Peripteres were properly temples which had columns on all the four ſides; by which they were distinguished from proſtyles, and amphiproſtyles, the one of which had no columns before, and the other none on the sides.

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amphiprostȳle

  1. vocative singular of amphiprostȳlos