κατάστημα

A. condition, state, not necessarily permanent:

1. bodily or mental condition, τὸ εὐσταθὲς σαρκὸς κ. Epicur. Fr. 68, Metrod. Fr. 5, cf. Diog.Oen. 29, Asp. in EN 143.22; τὸ κατὰ φύσιν καὶ οἰκεῖον κ. Dsc. Alex.Praef., cf. Sor. 1.36; τῆς ψυχῆς ib.39; τὸ κατὰ μέθην κ. Ath. 2.38e; κ. μανιῶδες LXX l.c.

2. weather, Diocl.Fr. 30, Ptol. Alm. 3.1; τὸ θερινὸν κ. Ps.-Plu. Fluv. 12; κ. χειμέριον Polyaen. 5.12.3; αἰθρίου ὄντος τοῦ κ. Dsc. Praef. 6, cf. Cleom. 2.1, Sabin. ap. Orib. 9.15.1; direction of wind, νοτίου τοῦ κ. ὄντος Alex.Aphr. in Mete. 47.2; time, season, κ. νυκτερινόν A.D. Synt. 198.27; τὰ ἐνιαύσια κ. Ptol. Tetr. 93.

3. demeanour, behaviour, Ep. Tit. 2.3, Porph. Abst. 4.6; τὸ σύνηθες κ. Plu. Marc. 23; ἀτρεμαῖον κ. J. AJ 15.7.5; τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας, τῆς ἀρετῆς κ., Aristeas 210, 278; τὸ μέσον κ. Id. 122.

4. political condition, constitution, τὸ Λακωνικὸν κ. Plb. 6.50.2, cf. OGI 669.3 (Egypt, i A.D.).

5. generally, state of the case, state of affairs, A.D. Pron. 25.18.

6. Astrol., position of the heavens, Vett. Val.71.23.

7. physical constitution, τὸ κοσμικὸν κ., i.e. the four elements and four winds, Id. 175.10; ἐν στερεῷ τινι καὶ οὐσιώδει κ. Dam. Pr. 124; of the Intelligible World, ib.119; ὑποστάσεως κατάστημα Simp. in Ph. 232.1.