verb
anastatamō
Strong’sG387
I turn upside down, upset, unsettle
stem anastat-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† ἀνα-στατόω, ῶ
(< ἀνάστατος, driven from home; < ἀνίστημι), [in LXX: Da 7:23 (דּוּשׁ;* also in Aq., and in π. (v. Deiss., LAE, 80 f.; MM, VGT, s.v.),]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G387 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidan-as-tat-o'-o
properly, to drive out of home, i.e. (by implication) to disturb (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom a derivative of G450 (in the sense of removal);
King Jamestrouble, turn upside down, make an uproar.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
unsettle, upset, [τὴν γῆν] LXX+NT; of the mind, NT; ἀναστατοῖ με he upsets me, Refs 2nd c.AD+; destroy, Refs 2nd c.AD+; drive out, Refs 1st c.AD+:—passive, ἀναστατωθῆναιRefs 1st c.AD+: ἀναστατοῦ ἐς τὰ ὄρηLXX+2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| anastatarōntoisἀναστατοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | unsettle | 1× |
| anastatarantosἀναστατώσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | stirred up a revolt | 1× |
| anastatarantoisἀναστατώσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | turned … upsidedown | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anastatamō | anastatame | anastatami | anastatama | anastatamē | anastatamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | anastatasō | anastatase | anastatasi | anastatasa | anastatasē | anastataselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anastatatō | anastatate | anastatati | anastatata | anastatatē | anastatatelē |
| we 1st person plural | anastatanō | anastatane | anastatani | anastatana | anastatanē | anastatanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anastatavō | anastatave | anastatavi | anastatava | anastatavē | anastatavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | anastatalō | anastatale | anastatali | anastatala | anastatalē | anastatalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anastatameiō | anastatameia | anastatameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | anastataseiō | anastataseia | anastataseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anastatateiō | anastatateia | anastatateiē |
| we 1st person plural | anastataneiō | anastataneia | anastataneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | anastataveiō | anastataveia | anastataveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | anastataleiō | anastataleia | anastataleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | anastatasōr | anastatasar | anastatasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anastatatōr | anastatatar | anastatatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | anastatavōr | anastatavar | anastatavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | anastatalōr | anastatalar | anastatalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | anastatamoiō | anastatamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | anastatasoiō | anastatasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | anastatatoiō | anastatatoia |
| we 1st person plural | anastatanoiō | anastatanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | anastatavoiō | anastatavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | anastataloiō | anastataloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anastatarō | anastatari | anastatara | anastatarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | anastatarōntos1× | anastatarintos | anastatarantos2×ἀναστατώσας | anastatarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
anastat 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
anastatarōntois“unsettle”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Galatians 5:12“unsettle”ofelon kai apokopteli tois anastatarōntois vin.As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would …
anastatarantos“stirred up a revolt”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 21:38“stirred up a revolt”… Aiguptios tos pro houtaiu taiu hēmeraiu anastatarantos kai exagarantos eis tan erēman toin …… you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”
anastatarantois“turned … upsidedown”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 17:6… politarchoin, boarōntois hoti Tois tan oikoumenan anastatarantois houtois kai enthade pareialō,… officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now …