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στάσις G4714
G4714 is the Greek word στάσις, transliterated stásis. The King James Version most often renders it sedition.
What it means
a standing (properly, the act), i.e. (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy.
Where it comes from
from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dissension, insurrection, X standing, uproar.
Verses using στάσις
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Luke 23:19 · KJV
(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)
Luke 23:25 · KJV
And 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.
Acts 15:2 · KJV
When 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.
Acts 19:40 · KJV
For 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.
Acts 23:7 · KJV
And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
Acts 23:10 · KJV
And 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.
Acts 24:5 · KJV
For 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:
Common questions
What does Strong's G4714 mean?
G4714 is the Greek word στάσις (stásis), meaning a standing (properly, the act), i.e. (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy.
How is G4714 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sedition (3 times), dissension (3 times), uproar (1 time).
How many times does G4714 appear in the Bible?
στάσις (stásis) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G4714 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι).
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