Bible Dictionaries
Catastasis

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be discussed.

(2):

(n.) The state, or condition of anything; constitution; habit of body.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Catastasis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/catastasis.html. 1828.