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 times

Appears 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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