Theoni Boura: “God’s cohabitation”, “occupancy”, “conjugation”, “communion”, “participation”, “transubstantiation, “anakrasi” and “sinanakrasi”: the meaning of the words in St Gregory of Nyssa.

 “Conjugation” (συζυγία): St. Gregory refers to the relationship between the angels and the Christ when he is talking about hubby. The same relationship may also have the Christ and the prophets or the saints or every soul which is adhered to him.
“God’s cohabitation” (ενοίκηση Θεού): The God cohabitates into the heart of the people. God’s cohabitation is a result of real faith and love.
“Communion” (κοινωνία): For St. Gregory communion means real union between man’s soul and God not as a substance but as energy.
“Participation-Transubstantiation” (μετοχή-μετουσία): The phrase God’s participation means the participation of the person to the properties of God. The transubstantiation comes after the participation and is something wider than that. The transubstantiation follows the acquisition of God’s properties while the participation is related with them.
“Anakrasi” (ανάκραση): The soul’s desire for the invisible beauty is what leads the person to the anakrasi with the God. This is possible to happen under the condition that the person is purified from the earthly and his heart is released from anything visible and anything which is constructed. The result of all those is the perfect illumination of real light.