κατάστασις

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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 one's 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.3p.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 ὑπ' ὀργῆς Pl.Def.412d; κατάστασιν ὥσπερ ἐκ μανίας ὁ πότος ἐλάμβανεν Plu.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. γένοιτ' 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.HP8.8.7; λοιμικὴ κ. Plb.1.19.1, Dsc. 4.115 (pl.); νηνεμία καὶ κ. settled weather, Plu.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.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.HA601b7; 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.β; 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. CIG2741 (Aphrodisias); ἡ πρώτη κ. τῶν περὶ τὴν μουσικὴν ἐν τῇ Σπάρτῃ Plu.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).