noun · feminine

akatastasias

Greekἀκαταστασία (akatastasia)

Strong’sG181

disturbance, upheaval, revolution

stem akatastasi-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

disorder3×insurrections1×riots1×

What it means

† ἀκαταστασία, -ας, ἡ (< ἀκατάστατος),

[in LXX: Pr 26:28 (מִדְחֶה), To 4:13*;]

instability (MM, VGT, s.v.); hence, confusion, tumult: I Co 14:33, Ja 3:16; pl. (Bl., §32, 6), Lk 21:9, II Co 6:5, 12:20 (Polyb., al.; v. Cremer, 739).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G181 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidak-at-as-tah-see'-ah

instability, i.e. disorder

Fromfrom G182;

King Jamescommotion, confusion, tumult.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	akatastasias1×ἀκαταστασία	akatastasiais1×ἀκαταστασίαι
object accusative	akatastasian	akatastasiain1×ἀκαταστασίας
direct address vocative	akatastasiar	akatastasiair
of, belonging to genitive	akatastasiau1×ἀκαταστασίας	akatastasiaiu
to, for dative	akatastasia	akatastasiai1×ἀκαταστασίαις

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

akatastasistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

akatastasia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

akatastasias“disorder”subjectnominative singular1×

James 3:16“disorder”hopou gar zēlos kai eritheias, ekei akatastasias kai pantem faulem pragmem.For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

akatastasiau“disorder”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Corinthians 14:33“disorder”ouk gar atō akatastasiau tos theos alla eirēnau, hōs en pantai tai ekklēsai toiu hagioiu.For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace— as in all the churches of the saints.

akatastasiais“disorder”subjectnominative plural1×

2 Corinthians 12:20“disorder”fobemō gar mē pōs ercharatos ouk hoioin thelamō heuriskameia vin, kamis heuriskimeia vi hoion ouk thelavō, mē pōs eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, katalaliais, psithurismois, fusiōsiais, akatastasiais;For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

akatastasiain“insurrections”objectaccusative plural1×

Luke 21:9“insurrections”hotan de akouaveia polemoin kai akatastasiain, mē ptoiveia; datō gar houteim ginera prōtem, alla ouk eutheōs tem telem.When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.”

akatastasiai“riots”to, fordative plural1×

2 Corinthians 6:5“riots”en plēgai, en fulakai, en akatastasiai, en kopoi, en agrupniai, en nēsteiai,in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;