Greek words like "essence" (ousia), "substance" (hypostasis), "nature" (physis), "person" (prosopon) bore a variety of meanings drawn from pre-Christian philosophers, which could not but entail misunderstandings until they were cleared up.
Termos gregos como "esencia" (ousia), "substancia" (hypostasis), "natureza" (physis) e "persoa" (prosopon) tiñan unha variedade de significados extraídos dos filósofos precristiáns, que levaban a moitos malentendidos.