"ἔκστασις" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /éks.ta.sis/, /ˈeks.ta.sis/, /ˈeks.ta.sis/, /éks.ta.sis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈeks.ta.sis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈeks.ta.sis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈeks.ta.sis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈeks.ta.sis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἐξίστημι (exístēmi, “I displace”) from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and ἵστημι (hístēmi, “I stand”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐκστᾰ́σεως|f|third|head=ἔκστᾰσῐς}} ἔκστᾰσῐς • (ékstăsĭs) f (genitive ἐκστᾰ́σεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἔκστᾰσῐς|ἐκστάσεως|form=F}} Forms: ἔκστᾰσῐς [canonical], ékstăsĭs [romanization], ἐκστᾰ́σεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ ἔκστᾰσῐς [nominative, singular], τὼ ἐκστᾰ́σει [dual, nominative], αἱ ἐκστᾰ́σεις [nominative, plural], τῆς ἐκστᾰ́σεως [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἐκστᾰσέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἐκστᾰ́σεων [genitive, plural], τῇ ἐκστᾰ́σει [dative, singular], τοῖν ἐκστᾰσέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ἐκστᾰ́σεσῐ [dative, plural], ἐκστᾰ́σεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs ekstắsesĭ [dative, plural], taîs ekstắsesĭn [dative, plural], τὴν ἔκστᾰσῐν [accusative, singular], τὼ ἐκστᾰ́σει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ἐκστᾰ́σεις [accusative, plural], ἔκστᾰσῐ [singular, vocative], ἐκστᾰ́σει [dual, vocative], ἐκστᾰ́σεις [plural, vocative]
  1. displacement from proper place
    Sense id: en-ἔκστασις-grc-noun-XUslwzvm
  2. displacement of the mind: amazement, astonishment, bewilderment
    Sense id: en-ἔκστασις-grc-noun-seObIfHH
  3. trance, ecstasy
    Sense id: en-ἔκστασις-grc-noun-M8EyVKNE Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 30 24 46 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 30 25 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 17 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 7 85
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      "text": "English: ecstasy, ekstasis"
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      "text": "Latin: ecstasis, exstasis, extasis"
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      "form": "τοῖν ἐκστᾰσέοιν",
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      "form": "ἔκστᾰσῐ",
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      ],
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          "trance",
          "trance"
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          "ecstasy"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/éks.ta.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/éks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἔκστασις"
}
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  "etymology_text": "From ἐξίστημι (exístēmi, “I displace”) from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and ἵστημι (hístēmi, “I stand”).",
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      "form": "τοῖν ἐκστᾰσέοιν",
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      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/"
    },
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      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeks.ta.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἔκστασις"
}

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