1. a standing round, a crowd standing round , Lat. corona, (Theophrastus Philosophus), etc. 2. circumstances, a state of affairs , (Polybius Historicus):—;in bad sense, κατὰ τὰς π. in critical times , (Polybius Historicus) 3. outward pomp and circumstance , (Polybius Historicus) (ML)
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
G8757 — περίστασις
peristasis · a surrounding space · Greek