περίστασις

A. standing round, τίς ἥδε κραυγὴ καὶ δόμων π.; crowds standing round the house, Telecl. 35 ; π. ποιεῖσθαι, of crowds, Thphr. Char. 8.12(pl.); ὄχλοιο π. Timo 34.1 : hence, in concretesense, crowd standing round, Plb. 1.32.3, 18.53.11.

2. surrounding, ἡ τοῦ ψυχροῦ π. Arist. Pr. 869a21 : in concrete sense, environment, π. ἀέρος ψυχροῦ Epicur. Ep. 2p.50U., cf. p.48 U.; surrounding space, Plb. 6.31.1, 6.41.2 ; esp. free space round a building, OGI 483.123, al. (Pergam., ii A. D.), IG 14.352i8, 70 (Halaesa).

b. portico surrounding a hall or temple, ib.42(1).102.6 (Epid., iv B. C.), Callix. 1 ; ἡ ἔξω π. τοῦ σηκοῦ IG 7.3073.90(Lebad.).

c. district surrounding a village, neighbourhood, PTeb. 14.19 (ii B. C.), al.

II. circumstances, situation, state of affairs, Plb. 1.35.10, 4.67.4, etc.; αἱ π. [τῶν πόλεων] Id. 10.21.3 ; τὸ παράδοξον τῆς π. Posidon. 36 J.; π. nostra, the position of my affairs, Cic. Att. 4.8b.2 ; the actuality, μέζων τῆς π. ἡ φαντασίη Aret. SD 2.9 ; τὰ κατὰ περίστασιν καθήκοντα duties dependent on circumstances, Stoic. 3.135, al., cf. Cic. Att. 16.11.4, Phld. Rh. 1.219 S. (pl.) : sg. of a particular circumstance, Ael. Tact. 35.1, A.D. Synt. 145.4, etc.; κατά τινα π. γραμμάτων Gal. 11.242.

b. esp. difficult position, crisis (both senses distd. in Arr. Epict. 2.6.17, M.Ant. 9.13); δὸς π. καὶ λάβε τὸν ἄνδρα Stoic. 3.49 ; κατὰ τὰς π. in critical times, Plb. 1.82.7, cf. 4.33.12, etc.; διὰ τὰς τῶν καιρῶν π. SIG 731.2 (Tomi, i B. C.); εἰς πᾶν ἐλθεῖν περιστάσεως Plb. 4.45.10, cf. 1.84.9, etc.; χαλεπὴ π. LXX 2 Ma. 4.16, cf. Dsc. Alex.Praef.; μετὰ τὴν κατασχοῦσαν τὴν πόλιν π. SIG 708.7 (Istropolis, ii B. C.), cf. IG 22.1338.27, Orph. Fr. 285.63 ; ἐν π. ἰσχυρᾷ τῶν ἔξωθεν Porph. Abst. 1.55.

2. Rhet., circumstances of the case treated by a speaker, Quint. Inst. 3.5.18, 5.10.104, Corn. Rh. p.362 H.; classified by Hermog. Inv. 3.5.

3. outward pomp and circumstance, ἡ τοῦ βίου π. Plb. 3.98.2, cf. 31.26.3 ; τρυφὴ καὶ π. Antig.Car. ap. Ath. 12.547f; ὑπάρχων ἐν μεγάλῃ π. Phld. Acad.Ind. p.101 M.

4. in Meteorology, of climatic conditions, ἡ κατὰ τὸν ἀέρα π. Plb. 3.84.2 ; λοιμικαὶ π. pestilential conditions, Id. 6.5.5, cf. SIG 731.7 (Tomi, i B. C.); καυματώδης π. D.S. 4.22.

b. Astron., position of the heavenly bodies, ἐκλειπτικὴ π. Sch.Arat. 862.

III. veering round, of winds, Arist. Mete. 364b14, Pr. 942b27.

2. cycle, ἡ τοῦ μεγάλου ἐνιαυτοῦ π. Eudem. ap. Theon.Sm. p.198 H.

3. direction of motion, αἱ ἓξ π., i. e. up, down, forwards, backwards, right, left, Nicom. Ar. 2.6, 16.

4. materials for use, PFlor. 369.2 (ii A. D.).