different between enhypostasis vs enhypostasia

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?n?ha?.p??ste?.s?s/
• Hyphenation: en?hy?po?sta?sis

Noun

enhypostasis (plural enhypostases)

1. Alternative form of enhypostasia.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin enhypostasia, from Ancient Greek ?? (en, “in”) + ????????? (hupóstasis, “existence; essence; substance”) + -?? (-ía, suffix forming nouns). ????????? is in turn derived from ????- (hupo-, “below, under”) + ?????? (stásis, “standing”). Compare Ancient Greek ??????????? (enupóstatos, “substantial”).

The word is analysable as en- +? hypostasis +? -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?ha?.p??ste?.s?.?/, /?n?ha?.p??ste?.??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?ha?.p??ste?.?i.?/, /-??/
• Hyphenation: en?hy?po?stas?ia

Noun

enhypostasia (plural not attested)

1. (Christianity (Christology)) The state of the human nature of Jesus Christ being entirely dependent on, and not existing independently of, the divine nature of God as a whole (which is the hypostasis of the Holy Trinity comprising God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit), or individual persons of the Trinity such as the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Usage notes

Merriam-Webster Online indicates the existence of the plural form enhypostasias, but it is currently unattested. However, enhypostases, the plural of enhypostasis, is attestable.

Alternative forms

• enhypostasis

Derived terms

• enhypostatic

Related terms

• anhypostasia, anhypostasis
• hypostasis

References