amphiprostyle

English

The Temple of Athena Nike, an amphiprostyle temple

A diagram of an amphiprostyle temple

Etymology

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

Adjective

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."

Synonyms

• amphiprostylar

Related terms

• prostyle

Translations

having columns at either end but not along the sides

• Catalan: amfipròstil m
• French: amphiprostyle (fr) m
• Greek: αμφιπρόστυλος (el) (amfipróstylos)

  Ancient: ἀμφιπρόστυλος (amphipróstulos)

• Macedonian: амфипростил m (amfiprostil)
• Portuguese: anfipróstilo, anfiprostilo
• Russian: амфипро́стиль (ru) m (amfipróstilʹ)
• Spanish: anfipróstilo

Noun

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.

Translations

amphiprostyle temple

• German: Amphiprostylos (de) m
• Latin: amphiprostylos m
• Polish: amfiprostylos (pl)

Further reading

• amphiprostyle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• List of Ancient Greek temples on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Noun

amphiprostȳle

1. vocative singular of amphiprostȳlos