Insurrection

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

A-1stasisNounG4714

akin to histemi, "to make to stand," denotes (a) primarily, "a standing or place," Heb 9:8; (b) "an insurrection, sedition," translated "insurrection" in Mar 15:7; "insurrections" in Act 24:5, RV (AV, "sedition"); in Luk 23:19, Luk 23:25 (AV "sedition"), "riot," Act 19:40, RV (AV, "uproar"); (c) "a dissension," Act 15:2; in Act 23:7, Act 23:10, "dissension." See DISSENSION.

A-2stasiastesNounG4955

denotes "a rebel, revolutionist, one who stirs up sedition" (from stasiazo, "to stir up sedition"), Mar 15:7, "had made insurrection." Some mss. have sustasiastes, a fellow-rioter, a fellow-mover of sedition, AV, "had made insurrection with (him)."

B-1katephistemiVerbG2721

signifies "to rise up against" (lit., "to cause to stand forth against," kata, "against," epi, "forth," histemi, "to cause to stand"), Act 18:12, AV, "made insurrection" (RV, "rose up against)."