ἀποκατάστασις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀποκαθίστημι (apokathístēmi) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀποκᾰτάστᾰσῐς • (apokătástăsĭs) f (genitive ἀποκᾰταστάσεως); third declension

  1. restoration, re-establishment
    • 1 CE – 100 CE, Aretaeus, De Curatione Diuturnorum Morborum Libri Duo 1.5:
      ἄλλ᾽ ὅσα σαρκῶν τε ἀνάπλασιν ποιέεται καὶ δυνάμιος ἰσχὺν, καὶ τῆς φύσιος ἐς τὸ ἀρχαῖον ἀποκατάστασιν.
      áll’ hósa sarkôn te anáplasin poiéetai kaì dunámios iskhùn, kaì tês phúsios es tò arkhaîon apokatástasin.
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  2. reversal, return
    1. (astrology) return of the stars to the same position as the prior year
      Antonym: άνταττοκατάστάσις (ántattokatástásis)
      • 100 BCE – 1 BCE, Diodorus Siculus, Library 12.36:
        ἐν δὲ τοῖς εἰρημένοις ἔτεσι τὰ ἄστρα τὴν ἀποκατάστασιν ποιεῖται καὶ καθάπερ ἐνιαυτοῦ τινος μεγάλου τὸν ἀνακυκλισμὸν λαμβάνει: διὸ καί τινες αὐτὸν Μέτωνος ἐνιαυτὸν ὀνομάζουσι.
        en dè toîs eirēménois étesi tà ástra tḕn apokatástasin poieîtai kaì katháper eniautoû tinos megálou tòn anakuklismòn lambánei: diò kaí tines autòn Métōnos eniautòn onomázousi.
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  3. recovery
    • 1 CE – 100 CE, Aretaeus, De Causis et Signis Acutorum Morborum:
      κἢν ἐπὶ τῶν διαίμων παλινδρομέῃ μὲν ἡ χολὴ, ἐπ᾽ αὐτῇ δὲ φλέγμα, ἀσφαλὴς ἡ ἀποκατάστασις: καὶ τάδε, ἢν ἀπὸ τρίτης ἡμέρης ἄρχηται, καὶ Ρ῾ηϊδίως ἀναβήσσουσι, λεῖα, ὁμαλὰ, ὑγρὰ, ῾οὐ στρογγύλα.
      kḕn epì tôn diaímōn palindroméēi mèn hē kholḕ, ep’ autēî dè phlégma, asphalḕs hē apokatástasis: kaì táde, ḕn apò trítēs hēmérēs árkhētai, kaì Rhēïdíōs anabḗssousi, leîa, homalà, hugrà, ou strongúla.
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  4. (Christianity, theology) restoration of all things to harmony and the intended order outlined by God
    • NT., Acts 3.21:
      ὃν δεῖ οὐρανὸν μὲν δέξασθαι ἄχρι χρόνων ἀποκαταστάσεως πάντων ὧν ἐλάλησεν ὁ θεὸς διὰ στόματος τῶν ἁγίων ἀπ’ αἰῶνος αὐτοῦ προφητῶν.
      hòn deî ouranòn mèn déxasthai ákhri khrónōn apokatastáseōs pántōn hôn elálēsen ho theòs dià stómatos tôn hagíōn ap’ aiônos autoû prophētôn.
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Declension

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰ́στᾰσῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰ́στᾰσῐς
hē ăpokătắstăsĭs 		τὼ ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σει
tṑ ăpokătăstắsei 		αἱ ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σεις
hai ăpokătăstắseis
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σεως
tês ăpokătăstắseōs 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰσέοιν
toîn ăpokătăstăséoin 		τῶν ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σεων
tôn ăpokătăstắseōn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σει
tēî ăpokătăstắsei 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰσέοιν
toîn ăpokătăstăséoin 		ταῖς ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σεσῐ / ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σεσῐν
taîs ăpokătăstắsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰ́στᾰσῐν
tḕn ăpokătắstăsĭn 		τὼ ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σει
tṑ ăpokătăstắsei 		τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σεις
tā̀s ăpokătăstắseis
Vocative ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰ́στᾰσῐ
ăpokătắstăsĭ 		ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σει
ăpokătăstắsei 		ᾰ̓ποκᾰτᾰστᾰ́σεις
ăpokătăstắseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἀποκαταστασία (apokatastasía)

Descendants

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