hypostatic

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *upó

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-)

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti

Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi

Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)

Ancient Greek ὑφίστημι (huphístēmi)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)

Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)

Ancient Greek ὑπόστασις (hupóstasis)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Hellenic *-kos

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)

Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)

Ancient Greek ὑποστατικός (hupostatikós)bor.

Latin hypostaticusbor.

English hypostatic

Borrowed from Latin hypostaticus, from Ancient Greek ὑποστατικός (hupostatikós), from ὑποστατός (hupostatós). Equivalent to hypostasis +‎ -tic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪpəˈstætɪk/

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Adjective

hypostatic (comparative more hypostatic, superlative most hypostatic)

1. (theology) Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.
   • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, "A Præface Introductory"

     The grand doctrine of the chymists, touching their three hypostatical principles.

2. Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances.
   • 1659, John Pearson, Exposition of the Creed:

     The hypostatic union, as it is called, the perfect and complete union of two whole and perfect natures in the person of Jesus Christ, underlies this apparent paradox

3. (medicine) Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting.

   hypostatic congestion, due to setting of blood by gravitation

4. (genetics) Of a gene, affected by hypostasis.

Derived terms

• anhypostatic
• hypostatically
• hypostatic union
• nonhypostatic
• trihypostatic

Translations

relating to religious hypostasis

• Greek: υποστατικός (el) (ypostatikós)

  Ancient Greek: ὑποστατικός (hupostatikós)

• Latin: hypostaticus
• Polish: hipostatyczny