ἀπόστασις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀποστασία (apostasía)

Etymology

Equivalent to ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, “to stand off”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, verbal noun suffix) or ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) +‎ στάσις (stásis, “standing, position”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.pós.ta.sis/ → /aˈpos.ta.sis/ → /aˈpos.ta.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pós.ta.sis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.ta.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.ta.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.ta.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈpos.ta.sis/

Noun

ἀ̆πόστᾰσῐς • (ăpóstăsĭs) f (genitive ἀποστᾰ́σεως); third declension

1. departure
2. defection, revolt
3. distance
4. storehouse
5. (medicine) suppurative inflammation

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓πόστᾰσῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓πόστᾰσῐς hē ăpóstăsĭs	τὼ ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σει tṑ ăpostắsei	αἱ ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σεις hai ăpostắseis
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σεως tês ăpostắseōs	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστᾰσέοιν toîn ăpostăséoin	τῶν ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σεων tôn ăpostắseōn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σει têi ăpostắsei	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστᾰσέοιν toîn ăpostăséoin	ταῖς ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σεσῐ / ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σεσῐν taîs ăpostắsesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓πόστᾰσῐν tḕn ăpóstăsĭn	τὼ ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σει tṑ ăpostắsei	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σεις tā̀s ăpostắseis
Vocative	ᾰ̓πόστᾰσῐ ăpóstăsĭ	ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σει ăpostắsei	ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σεις ăpostắseis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓πόστᾰσῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓πόστᾰσῐς hē ăpóstăsĭs	τὼ ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐε tṑ ăpostắsĭe	αἱ ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐες hai ăpostắsĭes
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐος tês ăpostắsĭos	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστᾰσῐ́οιν toîn ăpostăsĭ́oin	τῶν ᾰ̓ποστᾰσῐ́ων tôn ăpostăsĭ́ōn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῑ têi ăpostắsī	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστᾰσῐ́οιν toîn ăpostăsĭ́oin	τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐσῐ / ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐσῐν têisĭ(n) ăpostắsĭsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓πόστᾰσῐν tḕn ăpóstăsĭn	τὼ ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐε tṑ ăpostắsĭe	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῑς / ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐᾰς tā̀s ăpostắsīs / ăpostắsĭăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓πόστᾰσῐ ăpóstăsĭ	ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐε ăpostắsĭe	ᾰ̓ποστᾰ́σῐες ăpostắsĭes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• ἀποστασία (apostasía)
• ἀποστασίον (apostasíon)
• ἀποστατέον (apostatéon)
• ἀποστατέω (apostatéō)
• ἀποστάτης (apostátēs)
• ἀποστατικός (apostatikós)
• ἀποστάτις (apostátis)

References

• “ἀπόστασις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀπόστασις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἀπόστασις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers