περί-στᾰσις,εως,ἡ,
A. standing round,τίς ἥδε κραυγὴ καὶ δόμων π.;crowds standing roundthe 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 rounda building, OGI 483.123 , al. (Pergam.,ii A. D.), IG 14.352i8 , 70 (Halaesa).
b. portico surroundinga 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 surroundinga 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]