noun · feminine

Greekστάσις (stasis)

Biblang

stasias

Strong’sG4714

standing, place, dissension

stem stasi-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 10 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.

στάσις, -εως, ἡ

(< ἵστημι), [in LXX chiefly for עמד, its parts and derivatives, also for רִיב (Pr 17:14), etc. (v. Deiss., BS, 158 f.);]

1. a standing, place, status: σ. ἔχειν (Polyb., v, 5, 3; and cf. Lat. locum habere), He 9:8.

2. insurrection, sedition: Mk 15:7, Lk 23:19, 25, Ac 19:40 24:5.

3. In poets and late prose, strife, dissension (cf. MM, xxiii) Ac 15:2 23:7, 10.†

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

Strong’s G4714 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidstas'-is

a standing (properly, the act), i.e. (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy

Fromfrom the base of G2476;

King Jamesdissension, insurrection, X standing, 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

στάσις [ᾰ], εως, ἡ,
(ἵστημι) placing, setting, (i.e. δικτύων) Refs 5th c.BC+; erection of a statue, εἰκόνος Refs 3rd c.BC+
2 standing stone, pillar, LXX
3 erection, building, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ={ἐργαστήριον}, Refs 1st c.BC+
II (ἵστημι Refs 4th c.BC+ weighing, αὕτη 'στὶ λοιπὴ σφῷν στάσις Refs 5th c.BC+; στάσις μισθοῦ the paying of the doctor's fee, Refs 5th c.BC+
B (ἵσταμαι) standing, stature, Refs 4th c.BC+; standing still, stationariness, defined as ἀπόφασις τοῦ ἰέναι, Refs 5th c.BC+; rest, as a category of the intelligible, Refs 3rd c.AD+; opposed to ἠρεμία, Refs; ὀμμάτων στάσιες fixed stare, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. ὤτων pricking of the ears, Refs 2nd c.AD+; σ. τῆς γαστρός constipation, Refs 4th c.AD+; [τοῦ αἵματος] sluggishness, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῦ ἀέρος,= νηνεμία, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.2 the place in which one stands or should stand, position, posture, station, ἔχοντες σ. ταύτην ἐς τὴν ἔστημεν Refs 5th c.BC+; λέβης.. φυλάσσων τὴν ὑπὲρ πυρὸς σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; ἰδέσθαι.., τίν᾽ ἔχει σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τῆς αὐτῆς ἠξιοῦτο σ. Refs 4th c.BC+; σ. ἵππων,= ἱππόστασις, σταθμός, stable, stall, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ τὴν σ. δὴ στάντες standing each in his place, Refs 4th c.BC+; of military formation, κατάπυκνος σ. close order, Refs 1st c.BC+; row, ἀμπέλων Refs 4th c.BC+
B.2.b position in relation to the compass, ἡ σ. ἤλλακτο τῶν ὡρέων Refs 5th c.BC+ setting of a wind from a quarter, τῶν ἐτησίων ἤδη στάσιν ἐχόντων having set in, Refs 2nd c.BC+; γίνεταί τις ἀνέμου σ. Refs 4th c.BC+
B.2.c of planetary connexion, Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.2.d metaphorically, from a boxer's position, ὥσπερ.. ὁρᾶτε τοὺς πύκτας περὶ τῆς σ. ἀλλήλοις διαγωνιζομένους, οὕτω καὶ ὑμεῖς.. ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως περὶ τῆς σ. (τάξεως codices, butRefs 4th c.BC+: hence, position taken up by a litigant (especially defendant), Refs 2nd c.BC+; issue, σ. ὁρική, νομική, λογική, etc., Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.2.e position, opinion of a philosopher, Refs 1st c.AD+
B.3 position, state, condition of a person, ἐν τῇ καλλίονι στάσει εἶναι Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of moral, social, political position, μειρακιώδης Refs 2nd c.BC+; state of affairs, Refs 3rd c.AD+; ἡ σ. τῆς νόσου Refs 5th c.BC+
B.4 στάσις μελῶν, explained by Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II party, company, band, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.III especially party formed for seditious purposes, faction, Refs 6th c.BC+; αἱ τῶν Μεγαρέων σ. Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.2 faction, sedition, discord, Refs 6th c.BC+; σκεπτομένων πόθεν ἡ σ. how the row began, Refs; στάσις ἐν ἀλλήλοισιν ὠροθύνετο a contest, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς λόγου στάσιν ἐπελθών Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to πόλεμος, Refs 6th c.BC+
B.III.3 division, dissent, στάσιν ἐνέσεσθαι τῇ γνώμῃ Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδ᾽ ἔνι σ. there's no disputing it, Refs 4th c.BC+
B.III.4 metaphorically, τὰν ἀνέμων σ. Refs 7th c.BC+
B.IV στάσεις,= τὰ πεφυκότα σπέρματα, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.V statute, decree, LXX

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.

dissension3×insurrection2×rebellion1×rioting1×riots1×standing1×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	stasias1×στάσις	stasiais
object accusative	stasian3×στάσιν	stasiain1×στάσεις
direct address vocative	stasiar	stasiair
of, belonging to genitive	stasiau3×στάσεως	stasiaiu
to, for dative	stasia1×στάσει	stasiai

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

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

stasia 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.

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

stasias“dissension”subjectnominative singular1×

Acts 23:7“dissension”houtem de autou lalarōntou geneta stasias toiu Farisaioiu kai Saddoukaioiu, kai schizita …… soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

stasian“insurrection”objectaccusative singular3×

Luke 23:19hotinos ate dia stasian tinan generantan en ta pola kai …(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

Luke 23:25apoluata de ton dia stasian kai fonon balorēnton eis fulakan hon …… he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus …

Hebrews 9:8… hodan ēti tau prōtau skēnau echarōntau stasian,… as the first tabernacle was still standing.

stasiau“dissension”of, belonging togenitive singular3×

Acts 15:2“dissension”generantau de stasiau kai zētēsiau ouk oligau to Paulo …And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were …

Acts 19:40kai gar kinduneuanō enkalorō stasiau peri tau sēmeron mēdeneu aitieu huparcharōnteu …… in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have …

Acts 23:10“dissension”pollau de genorōntau stasiau fobirantos tos chiliarchos mē diaspiteia tos …… grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him …

stasia“rebellion”to, fordative singular1×

Mark 15:7“rebellion”… toiu stasiastoiu dorēntos hotinois en ta stasia fonon poialelē.… imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.

stasiain“riots”objectaccusative plural1×

Acts 24:5“riots”… ton andron houton loimon kai kinarōnton stasiain pantoi toi Ioudaioi toi kata tan …… have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He …