εστία

From Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía).

εστία • (estía) f (plural εστίες)

1. fireplace; hearth

   Synonym: τζάκι n (tzáki)

2. permanent residence
3. one's homeland
4. dorm (student residence)
5. goal (the part of a soccer field used for scoring goals)
6. focus (of light, heat, pollution etc.)
7. (geometry) focal point

   Στη γεωμετρία, την παραβολή έχει εστία, όπως έλλειψη ή υπερβολή.

   Sti geometría, tin paravolí échei estía, ópos élleipsi í ypervolí.

   In geometry, the parabola has a focus point, like an ellipse or a hyperbola.

8. combustible part of an appliance, or where temperature is developed
9. epicenter (of an earthquake)

• εστία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language