μετάστασις

μετάστασις, εως, ἡ, (μεθίστημι) A. removing, removal, πόνων S. Ichn. 217; κακοῦ And. 2.8; μετάστασιν ἴσχειν admit of removal, of disease, Hp. Aph. 5.7. 2. Rhet., removal of the scene to some hypothetical condition, Quint. 3.6.53. b. shifting of blame, Hermog. Stat. 2,6 (sg. and pl.). II. (μεθίσταμαι) removal, migration, of Place, μ. ἐξ οἰκείας εἰς ἀλλοτρίαν Pl. Ti. 82a; εἰς τὴν γείτονα πόλιν Id. Lg. 877a; being something short of banishment, μ. τῶν πολιτῶν Id. Ep. 356e; μεταστάσεις ποιούντων ἐπʼ ἄλλον τόπον Epicur. Ep. 2p.38U.; μ. ἐπὶ τάδε καὶ ἐπʼ ἐκεῖνα τοῦ βουλευτηρίου vote, division in the Senate, D.C. 41.2; ἡλίου μ. its fabled change of course, E. IT 816. b. departure from life, τοῦ βίου μεταστάσεις Id. Fr. 554; ἡ ἐκ τοῦ βίου μ. Plb. 30.2.5; μ. alone, death, Simon. 32, J. AJ 17.4.1. c. on the Stage, exit of the chorus, Poll. 4.108. d. Medic., transference of the seat of disease, Hp. Aff. 12, Gal. 17(2).790, Aret. SA 1.7; but, dislocation, Gal. 8.246. 2. change, μορφῆς, γνώμης, E. Hec. 1266, Andr. 1003; μετάστασιν διδόναι (sc. θυμῷ) to allow a change to oneʼs wrath, i. e. suffer it to cease, S. Ant. 718; τοῦ φρονεῖν μ. Alex. 292. 3. change of political constitution, πολιτείας μ. Pl. Lg. 856c; πρώτη μ. τῶν ἐξ ἀρχῆς Arist. Ath. 41.2; at Athens, the Revolution of 404 B.C., Lys. 30.10. b. counter-revolution, ἐκ στάσεως μ. Th. 4.74.