Stasis στάσις
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| στάσις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | stasis |
| Strong's number | G4714 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | uprising |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (5) |
Stasis (Greek στάσις, Strong's G4714) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “uprising”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
στάσις, -εως, ἡ
(ἵστημι), [in LXX chiefly for עָמַד, its parts and derivatives, also for רִיב (Pr 1714), etc. (see Deiss., BS, 158 f.) ;]
1. a standing, place, status: σ. ἔχειν (Polyb., v, 5, 3; and cf. Lat. locum habere), Heb.9:8.
2. insurrection, sedition: Mrk.15:7, Luk.23:19, 25, Act.19:40 24:5.
3. In poets and late prose, strife, dissension (cf. MM, xxiii) Act.15:2 23:7, 10.†
(AS)
(ἵστημι), [in LXX chiefly for עָמַד, its parts and derivatives, also for רִיב (Pr 1714), etc. (see Deiss., BS, 158 f.) ;]
1. a standing, place, status: σ. ἔχειν (Polyb., v, 5, 3; and cf. Lat. locum habere), Heb.9:8.
2. insurrection, sedition: Mrk.15:7, Luk.23:19, 25, Act.19:40 24:5.
3. In poets and late prose, strife, dissension (cf. MM, xxiii) Act.15:2 23:7, 10.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sedition (3), dissension (3), insurrection (1), uproar (1), standing (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | insurrection (3), dispute (2), engaging (1), rioting (1), dissension (1), standing (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Stasis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 15:7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
Luke
- Luke 23:19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
- Luke 23:25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.
Acts
- Acts 15:2When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
- Acts 19:40For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
- Acts 23:7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
- Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
- Acts 24:5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
Hebrews
- Hebrews 9:8The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).