Many Latin-speaking theologians understood hypo-stasis as "sub-stantia" (substance); thus when speaking of three "hypostases" in the godhead, they might suspect three "substances" or tritheism.
Hal ini menyebabkan banyak teolog berbahasa Latin memahami hypo-stasis sebagai "sub-stantia" (substansi); sehingga ketika berbicara tentang tiga "hipostasis" dalam ketuhanan, mereka mungkin menduga tiga "substansi" atau triteisme.