4714. stasis

Strong's Lexicon

stasis: Rebellion, insurrection, dissension, standing

Original Word: στάσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: stasis
Pronunciation: STAH-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (stas'-is)
Definition: Rebellion, insurrection, dissension, standing
Meaning: an insurrection, dissension; originally: standing, position, place.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἵστημι (histēmi), meaning "to stand" or "to set."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "stasis," similar concepts of rebellion and division can be found in words like מֶרִי (meri, Strong's H4805) meaning "rebellion" or "disobedience."

Usage: In the New Testament, "stasis" primarily refers to a state of insurrection or rebellion, often used to describe political or social upheaval. It can also denote a standing or position, but its primary usage in the biblical context is related to conflict and division.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, "stasis" was a common term used to describe civil unrest or factional disputes within a city-state. Such conflicts were often seen as threats to the stability and order of society. The New Testament usage reflects this understanding, highlighting the disruptive nature of rebellion and division, particularly in the context of the early Christian community and its interactions with the surrounding political structures.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4714: στάσις

στάσις, στάσεως, ἡ (ἵστημι);

1. a standing, station, state: ἔχειν στάσιν, to stand, exist, have stability, Latinlocum habere (R. V. is get standing), Hebrews 9:8 (Polybius 5, 5, 3).

2. from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, an insurrection (cf. German Aufstand): Mark 15:7; Luke 23:19, 25; Acts 19:40 (see σήμερον, under the end); κινεῖν στάσιν (L T Tr WH στάσεις) τίνι (a mover of insurrections among i. e.) against (cf. Winer's Grammar, 208 (196)) one, Acts 24:5.

3. strife, dissension (Aeschylus Pers. 738; (Diogenes Laërtius 3, 51): Acts 15:2; Acts 23:7, 10.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

insurrection, uproar.

From the base of histemi; a standing (properly, the act), i.e. (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy -- dissension, insurrection, X standing, uproar.

see GREEK histemi

Forms and Transliterations

στασει στάσει στασεις στάσεις στασεως στάσεως στάσεώς στασιν στάσιν στασις στάσις stasei stásei staseis stáseis staseos staseōs stáseos stáseōs stasin stásin stasis stásis

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 15:7 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ στάσει φόνον πεποιήκεισαν
NAS: imprisoned with the insurrectionists who
KJV: murder in the insurrection.
INT: in the insurrection murder had committed

Luke 23:19 N-AFS
GRK: ἦν διὰ στάσιν τινὰ γενομένην
NAS: into prison for an insurrection made
KJV: for a certain sedition made in
INT: was on account of insurrection a certain having been made

Luke 23:25 N-AFS
GRK: τὸν διὰ στάσιν καὶ φόνον
NAS: into prison for insurrection and murder,
KJV: him that for sedition and
INT: him who on account of insurrection and murder

Acts 15:2 N-GFS
GRK: γενομένης δὲ στάσεως καὶ ζητήσεως
NAS: great dissension and debate
KJV: no small dissension and disputation
INT: Having taken place therefore a commotion and discussion

Acts 19:40 N-GFS
GRK: κινδυνεύομεν ἐγκαλεῖσθαι στάσεως περὶ τῆς
NAS: of being accused of a riot in connection
KJV: for this day's uproar, there being no
INT: we are in danger to be accused of insurrection in regard to

Acts 23:7 N-NFS
GRK: εἰπόντος ἐγένετο στάσις τῶν Φαρισαίων
NAS: there occurred a dissension between the Pharisees
KJV: there arose a dissension between the Pharisees
INT: put forth there was a dissension of the Pharisees

Acts 23:10 N-GFS
GRK: δὲ γινομένης στάσεως φοβηθεὶς ὁ
NAS: And as a great dissension was developing,
KJV: a great dissension, the chief captain,
INT: moreover arising dissension having feared the

Acts 24:5 N-AFP
GRK: καὶ κινοῦντα στάσεις πᾶσιν τοῖς
NAS: and a fellow who stirs up dissension among all
KJV: a mover of sedition among all
INT: and moving insurrection among all the

Hebrews 9:8 N-AFS
GRK: σκηνῆς ἐχούσης στάσιν
NAS: tabernacle is still standing,
KJV: was yet standing:
INT: tabernacle having a standing

Strong's Greek 4714
9 Occurrences

στάσει — 1 Occ.
στάσεις — 1 Occ.
στάσεως — 3 Occ.
στάσιν — 3 Occ.
στάσις — 1 Occ.