Term in ancient Greek philosophy and Christian theology
Not to be confused with Ousia (band).
For the military term, see Byzantine navy.
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Ousia (/ˈuːziə,ˈuːsiə,ˈuːʒə,ˈuːʃə/; Ancient Greek: οὐσία) is a philosophical and theological term, originally used in ancient Greek philosophy, then later in Christian theology. It was used by various ancient Greek philosophers, like Plato and Aristotle, as a primary designation for philosophical concepts of essence or substance. In contemporary philosophy, it is analogous to English concepts of being, and ontic. In Christian theology, the concept of θεία ουσία (divine essence) is one of the most important doctrinal concepts, central to the development of trinitarian doctrine.[1]
The Ancient Greek term θεία ουσία (theia ousia; divine essence) was translated in Latin as essentia or substantia, and hence in English as essence or substance.[2]
^Athanasopoulos & Schneider 2013.
^Aquina, Thomas (2003). "Book One". Commentary on Aristotle's Physics. A&C Black. p. 29. ISBN 978-1843715450.
Ousia (/ˈuːziə, ˈuːsiə, ˈuːʒə, ˈuːʃə/; Ancient Greek: οὐσία) is a philosophical and theological term, originally used in ancient Greek philosophy, then...
morphological components. Alternative theories are that—aside from the etymology of ousia, meaning 'substance'—it may be derived from either of the verbs einai (εἶναι)...
Homoiousios (Greek: ὁμοιούσιος from ὅμοιος, hómoios, "similar" and οὐσία, ousía, "essence, being") is a Christian theological term, coined in the 4th century...
Godhead (or godhood) refers to the essence or substance (ousia) of God in Christianity — God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. John Wycliffe introduced...
the ousia and the will and the power and the glory of the Father'.” In contrast to the Nicene Creed, which says that the Son is of the same ousia as the...
'same in being, same in essence', from ὁμός, homós, "same" and οὐσία, ousía, "being" or "essence") is a Christian theological term, most notably used...
essence (ousia) is related to person (hypostasis) as the general to the particular. Each one of us partakes of existence because he shares in ousia while...
archaïque et historique (Bruxelles, Ousia, 2014) La proximité et la question de la souffrance humaine (Bruxelles, Ousia, 2005) Histoire de la philosophie...
philosopher Aristotle, which conceives every physical entity or being (ousia) as a compound of matter (potency) and immaterial form (act), with the generic...
2: Sons of Liberty Dravya, a term used in Jainism to refer a substance Ousia, term for substance in ancient Greek philosophy and Christian theology Substance...
it refers to much the same thing as ousia it is more empirical and descriptive focussing on function while ousia is metaphysical and focuses more on reality...
specifically anti-Nicene. Particularly, it opposes all ousia-language. They were “refusing to allow ousia-terms of any kind into professions of faith.” (RW...
Everville, and the related short story, "On Amen's Shore". Essence Hypokeimenon Ousia Haecceity Substance theory Quidditism Problem of universals Thomas Aquinas...
and indivisibly united in one being, or essence (from the Ancient Greek ousia).[citation needed] Certain religious groups that emerged during the Protestant...
with Acacius and Eudoxius. Homoian Arianism avoided the use of the word ousia to describe the relation of Father to Son, and described these as "like"...
which triumphed at Nicaea. That creed admits the possibility of only one ousia and one hypostasis. This was the hallmark of the theology of these two men...
just by virtue of being. Aristotle examines the concepts of substance (ousia) and essence (to ti ên einai, "the what it was to be") in his Metaphysics...
the East–West Schism because the latter misunderstood such Greek terms as ousia, hypostasis, theosis, and theoria. In illustration of his argument he cites...
that prosopon is the "appearance" of the ousia (essence), and stating: "the prosopon makes known the ousia". On several instances, he emphasized the...
they came together in one person (prosopon) and one hypostasis. Nature (ousia) in the Chalcedonian sense can be understood to be referring to a set of...
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