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περίστασις

περίστασις, a standing round, a crowd standing round

περί-στᾰσις, εως, ἡ,
  • standing round, τίς ἥδε κραυγὴ καὶ δόμων π.; crowds standing round the house, Telecl. 35; π. ποιεῖσθαι, of crowds, Thphr. Char. 8.12 (pl.); ὄχλοιο π. Timo 34.1: hence, in concretesense, crowd standing round, Plb. 1.32.3, 18.53.11.
      • 2 surrounding, ἡ τοῦ ψυχροῦ π. Arist. Pr. 869a21: in concrete sense, environment, π. ἀέρος ψυχροῦ Epicur. Ep. 2 p.50 U., cf. p.48 U.; surrounding space, Plb. 6.31.1, 6.41.2; esp. free space round a building, OGI 483.123, al. (Pergam., ii A. D.), IG 14.352i8, 70 (Halaesa).
        • b portico surrounding a hall or temple, ib. 42(1).102.6 (Epid., iv B. C.), Callix. 1; ἡ ἔξω π. τοῦ σηκοῦ IG 7.3073.90 (Lebad.).
        • c district surrounding a village, neighbourhood, PTeb. 14.19 (ii B. C.), al.
    • II circumstances, situation, state of affairs, Plb. 1.35.10, 4.67.4, etc.; αἱ π. [τῶν πόλεων] Id. 10.21.3; τὸ παράδοξον τῆς π. Posidon. 36 J.; π. nostra, the position of my affairs, Cic. Att. 4.8b2; the actuality, μέζων τῆς π. ἡ φαντασίη Aret. SD 2.9; τὰ κατὰ περίστασιν καθήκοντα duties dependent on circumstances, Stoic. 3.135, al., cf. Cic. Att. 16.11.4, Phld. Rh. 1.219 S. (pl.): sg. of a particular circumstance, Ael. Tact. 35.1, A.D. Synt. 145.4, etc.; κατά τινα π. γραμμάτων Gal. 11.242.
        • b esp. difficult position, crisis (both senses distd. in Arr. Epict. 2.6.17, M.Ant. 9.13); δὸς π. καὶ λάβε τὸν ἄνδρα Stoic. 3.49; κατὰ τὰς π. in critical times, Plb. 1.82.7, cf. 4.33.12, etc.; διὰ τὰς τῶν καιρῶν π. SIG 731.2 (Tomi, i B. C.); εἰς πᾶν ἐλθεῖν περιστάσεως Plb. 4.45.10, cf. 1.84.9, etc.; χαλεπὴ π. LXX 2 Ma. 4.16, cf. Dsc. Alex.Praef.; μετὰ τὴν κατασχοῦσαν τὴν πόλιν π. SIG 708.7 (Istropolis, ii B. C.), cf. IG 2(2).1338.27, Orph. Fr. 285.63; ἐν π. ἰσχυρᾷ τῶν ἔξωθεν Porph. Abst. 1.55.
      • 2 Rhet., circumstances of the case treated by a speaker, Quint. Inst. 3.5.18, 5.10.104, Corn. Rh. p.362 H.; classified by Hermog. Inv. 3.5.
      • 3 outward pomp and circumstance, ἡ τοῦ βίου π. Plb. 3.98.2, cf. 31.26.3; τρυφὴ καὶ π. Antig.Car. ap. Ath. 12.547f; ὑπάρχων ἐν μεγάλῃ π. Phld. Acad.Ind. p.101 M.
      • 4 in Meteorology, of climatic conditions, ἡ κατὰ τὸν ἀέρα π. Plb. 3.84.2; λοιμικαὶ π. pestilential conditions, Id. 6.5.5, cf. SIG 731.7 (Tomi, i B. C.); καυματώδης π. D.S. 4.22.
        • b Astron., position of the heavenly bodies, ἐκλειπτικὴ π. Sch. Arat. 862.
    • III veering round, of winds, Arist. Mete. 364b14, Pr. 942b27.
      • 2 cycle, ἡ τοῦ μεγάλου ἐνιαυτοῦ π. Eudem. ap. Theon. Sm. p.198 H.
      • 3 direction of motion, αἱ ἓξ π., i. e. up, down, forwards, backwards, right, left, Nicom. Ar. 2.6, 16.
      • 4 materials for use, PFlor. 369.2 (ii A. D.).

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