different between partake vs enhypostasia

English

Etymology

Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), a calque of the Latin particeps (“participating”); equivalent to part +? take. Compare take part.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: pär-t?k', IPA^(key): /p???te?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pär-t?k', IPA^(key): /p???te?k/
• Rhymes: -e?k
• Hyphenation: par?take

Verb

partake (third-person singular simple present partakes, present participle partaking, simple past partook, past participle partaken)

1. (intransitive, formal) To take part in an activity; to participate.

   • Brutes partake in this faculty.

2. (intransitive) To take a share or portion (of or in).

   Will you partake of some food?

3. (intransitive, archaic) To have something of the properties, character, or office (of).
   • c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers

     the Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster , who partakes of both qualities, partly of a judge in the court, and partly of an attorney-general

Translations

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