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κατάστασις

κατάστασις, a settling, appointing, appointment, institution

κατά-στᾰσις, εως, ἡ,
    • I trans., settlement, establishment, institution, χορῶν A. Ag. 23, cf. Ar. Th. 958; πραγμάτων ἀρχὴ καὶ κ. πρώτη D. 18.188; αὕτη ἡ κ. τῆς δημοκρατίας mode of establishing democracy, Pl. R. 557a; ἐπιτροπῆς κ. constitution of a wardship, Arist. Ath. 56.6: also c. gen. agentis, δαιμόνων κ. their ordinance, decree, E. Ph. 1266.
      • 2 appointment of magistrates, ἀρχόντων, δικαστῶν, etc., Pl. R. 414a, 425d; τῶν τετρακοσίων Arist. Ath. 41.2, etc.; αἱ περὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς κ. Pl. Lg. 768d.
        • b at Athens, payment on enrolment in the cavalry, Eup. 268, Pl.Com. 165, Lys. 16.6 (pl.).
      • 3 bringing of ambassadors before the senate or assembly, introduction, presentation, Hdt. 3.46, 8.141, 9.9.
      • 4 κ. ἐγγυητῶν bringing oneʼs bail forward, D. 24.83,84; ἐμφανῶν production of goods, etc., in dispute, Id. 53.14, Arist. Ath. 56.6, Is. 6.31.
      • 5 pleading of a case, τὰ πρὸς τὴν κ. δικαιώματα PPetr. 3 p.55 (iii B.C.), cf. PAmh. 2.33.7 (ii B.C.), etc.; opp. ἀφήγησις, Aps. p.251 H.; opp. διήγησις, Corn. Rh. p.371 H., cf. Syrian. in Hermog. 2.64R.; αἱ κ. τῶν δημηγοριῶν Arist. Rh.Al. 1438a2; f.l. for προκατάστασις, Hermog. Inv. 2 tit.
      • 6 settling, quieting, calming, εἰς ἠρεμίαν καὶ κ. ἐλθεῖν Arist. Ph. 247b27; ἔστω πράϋνσις κ. καὶ ἠρέμισις (-ησις codd.) ὀργῆς Id. Rh. 1380a8; πρᾳότης κ. κινήσεως τῆς ὑπʼ ὀργῆς Pl. Def. 412d; κατάστασιν ὥσπερ ἐκ μανίας ὁ πότος ἐλάμβανεν Plu. QConv. 2.704e; opp. μανία, S.E. M. 7.404: hence, of disease, opp. παροξυσμός, Hp. Aph. 1.12 (pl.), Epid. 1.25 (pl.).
      • 7 restoration, opp. διαφθορά, Pl. Phlb. 46c; εἰς δέ γε τὴν αὑτῶν φύσιν ὅταν καθιστῆται, ταύτην αὖ τὴν κ. ἡδονὴν ἀπεδεξάμεθα ib. 42d; [ἡ ἡδονὴ] κ. εἰς τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν φύσιν Arist. Rh. 1369b34.
      • 8 rarely, setting of fractures, Hp. Fract. 31, cf. Gal. 18(2).590.
    • II intr., standing firm, settled condition, fixedness, κ. γένοιτʼ ἂν οὐδενὸς νόμου S. Aj. 1247.
      • 2 state, condition, οὕτω δὴ ἀνθρώπου κ. so is the condition of man, Hdt. 2.173; ἐν ἀνθρώπου φύσι καὶ καταστάσι Id. 8.83; ἡ αὐτὴ κ. ἐστι τῇ πρὸ τῆς γενέσεως ἡ μετὰ τὴν τελευτήν Epicur. Fr. 495; of climatic and seasonal conditions, Hp. Epid. 1.3, 20; αἱ κ. τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ Id. Aph. 3.15; ἀέρος Thphr. HP 8.8.7; λοιμικὴ κ. Plb. 1.19.1, Dsc. 4.115 (pl.); νηνεμία καὶ κ. settled weather, Plu. Aet.Gr. 2.281b; θαυμαστή τις εὐδίας κ. Luc. Halc. 4; κ. τοῦ χρώματος καὶ σώματος Hp. Prorrh. 2.4; κ. ὀμμάτων, προσώπου, E. Med. 1197, Plu. Mul.virt. 2.260c; κ. κακῶν E. Hipp. 1296; νυκτὸς ἐν κ. in the stillness of night, Id. Rh. 111; ἐν τοιαύτῃ κ. τῆς ἡλικίας at such a mature age, Hyp. Fr. 205; τὰς ψυχὰς ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρχαίαν κ. ἄγειν Pl. R. 547b; οὐ τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχει κ. Arist. HA 601b7; equiv. to διάθεσις, Id. Rh. 1370a2; state of affairs, Isoc. 4.115, D. 18.62, Plb. 2.71.2; also τὴν προσήκουσαν ἔχειν κ. the proper attitude, Carneisc. Herc. 1027.10.
      • 3 settled order or method, system, ἀπὸ φύσιος καὶ κ. ἀρχαίης Democr. 278; esp. of political constitutions, ἐχρᾶτο καταστάσι πρηγμάτων τοιῇδε Hdt. 2.173; Κορινθίοισι ἦν πόλιος κ. τοιήδε Id. 5.92.βʹ; ἡ κ. τῆς πόλεως Pl. R. 426c; κ. πολιτείας Id. Lg. 832d, Arist. Ath. 42.1; λέγεις δὲ . . τὴν ποίαν κ. ὀλιγαρχίαν; Pl. R. 550c; ἡ παροῦσα κ. Isoc. 3.55, cf. 26, Arist. Pol. 1292a35; τῆς περὶ τοὺς ἀγῶνας κ. CIG 2741 (Aphrodisias); ἡ πρώτη κ. τῶν περὶ τὴν μουσικὴν ἐν τῇ Σπάρτῃ Plu. Mus. 2.1134b.
      • 4 position of troops in battle, Plb. 2.68.9.
      • 5 Gramm., construction, ἡ δέουσα κ. A.D. Synt. 132.3 (but τῆς κ. οὕτως ἐχούσης the state of the case being as follows, Id. Adv. 157.1).

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