ἔκστασις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐξίστημι (exístēmi, I displace) from ἐκ (ek, out) and ἵστημι (hístēmi, I stand).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔκστᾰσῐς • (ékstasis) f (genitive ἐκστᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. displacement from proper place
  2. displacement of the mind: amazement, astonishment, bewilderment
  3. trance, ecstasy

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: ecstasy, ekstasis
  • German: Ekstase
  • Greek: έκσταση (ékstasi)
  • Latin: ecstasis, exstasis, extasis
  • Russian: экста́з (ekstáz)

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