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Ousia in a sentence

Ousia meaning

  1. The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’ (external actions and influences) through which he is manifest.
  2. Essence, being.

Using Ousia

  • The main meaning on this page is: The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’ (external actions and influences) through which he is manifest. | Essence, being.

Context around Ousia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

essence 1× beside 1×

Often after:

presence 1×

Sentence patterns with Ousia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and essence ousia in his 1× based on ousia and physis 1× in the ousia of god 1× ousia is essence 1× para beside ousia presence 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ousia is essence 1× substance potentiality and 1× the etymology of 1× the father is 1× theory the most 1×

Common sentence endings:

and human perception 1× beside ousia presence 1× called the father 1× matter and form 1× ousia and physis 1×

Words around Ousia

Just before it in the word index:

ouseley 3 ouseburn 4 ouseb 2 ouse 18 ousd 3 ousainou 9

Just after it in the word index:

ousley 9 ousman 8 ousmane 59 oussama 9 oust 274 oustanding 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Ousia

  • In this selection, "ousia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, essence, beside and presence stand out and add context to how "ousia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and essence ousia in his and based on ousia and physis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ousia" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ousia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The etymology of the Greek word parousia is related to para "beside" ousia "presence". (14 words)

Theory The most natural epithets of Thales are " materialist " and " naturalist ", which are based on ousia and physis. (18 words)

Ousia is essence or being, in Eastern Christianity, and is the aspect of God that is completely incomprehensible to mankind and human perception. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The Father is the eternal, infinite and uncreated reality, that the Christ and the Holy Spirit are also eternal, infinite and uncreated, in that their origin is not in the ousia of God, but that their origin is in the hypostasis of God called the Father. (46 words)

Substance, potentiality and actuality seeAlso Aristotle examines the concepts of substance and essence (ousia) in his Metaphysics (Book VII), and he concludes that a particular substance is a combination of both matter and form. (34 words)

Ousia is essence or being, in Eastern Christianity, and is the aspect of God that is completely incomprehensible to mankind and human perception. (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

Ousia is essence or being, in Eastern Christianity, and is the aspect of God that is completely incomprehensible to mankind and human perception.

Substance, potentiality and actuality seeAlso Aristotle examines the concepts of substance and essence (ousia) in his Metaphysics (Book VII), and he concludes that a particular substance is a combination of both matter and form.

The etymology of the Greek word parousia is related to para "beside" ousia "presence".

The Father is the eternal, infinite and uncreated reality, that the Christ and the Holy Spirit are also eternal, infinite and uncreated, in that their origin is not in the ousia of God, but that their origin is in the hypostasis of God called the Father.

Theory The most natural epithets of Thales are " materialist " and " naturalist ", which are based on ousia and physis.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ousia" in a sentence?
An example: "Ousia is essence or being, in Eastern Christianity, and is the aspect of God that is completely incomprehensible to mankind and human perception." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "ousia" from authentic English texts.
What does "ousia" mean?
Ousia means: The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’ (external actions and influences) through which he is manifest.
How many example sentences with "ousia" are there?
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