# The Meaning of the Term “Hypostasis”

> “Aqnum” is the Arabic form of the Syriac word “Qnoma”; in English it is Hypostasis, and its plural is “Aqanim”.

*2018-04-12T08:53:00Z*

![““Aqnum” is the Arabic form of the Syriac word “Qnoma”; in English it is Hypostasis, and its plural is “Aqanim”. The word “Aqnum” carries the following meanings: person, self, very being, reality, essence, origin, quiddity, individual nature, a living being subsisting by itself (that is, drawing its acts from itself and not from another). The word came to be reserved for the Hypostases of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and in Greek it is ὑπόστασις (hypostasis).”](/uploads/sites/1274e232-e31c-46f4-a48b-27b854406479/media/evidence-97226e6c-2304-4f40-b4d2-c92424144e3b-en-square.png?w=1080&h=1080)

### Hypostasis

“Aqnum” is the Arabic form of the Syriac word “Qnoma”; in English it is Hypostasis, and its plural is “Aqanim”. The word “Aqnum” carries the following meanings: person, self, very being, reality, essence, origin, quiddity, individual nature, a living being subsisting by itself (that is, drawing its acts from itself and not from another). The word came to be reserved for the Hypostases of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and in Greek it is ὑπόστασις (hypostasis).

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*Originally published on the Orthodox Heritage Initiative (مبادرة التراث الأرثوذكسي), 12 April 2018.*

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Source: https://abba.fadymondy.com/en/blog/what-is-hypostasis