στάσις
stasisNoun (Feminine)G4714
uprising
From: from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);
Short Definition
a standing (properly, the act), i.e. (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy
Full Lexicon Entry
1.a standing, place, status
2.insurrection, sedition
3.In poets and late prose, strife, dissension .
LXX Usage: chiefly for עָמַד, its parts and derivatives, also for רִיב , etc. (see Deiss., BS, 158 f.)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
9 timesAppears 9 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Acts
5
Luke
2
Hebrews
1
Mark
1
Key Passages
- Acts 15:2
- Acts 19:40
- Acts 23:7
- Acts 23:10
- Acts 24:5
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