noun · feminine
sustrofas
Greekσυστροφή (sustrofē)
Strong’sG4963
a gathering together, riotous concourse
stem sustrof-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συ-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< συστρέφω), [in LXX: Ho 4:19 13:12 (צרר); σ. ποιεῖσθαι, Am 7:10 (קשׁר), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4963 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoos-trof-ay'
a twisting together, i.e. (figuratively) a secret coalition, riotous crowd
Fromfrom G4962;
King James+ band together, concourse.
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 | sustrofas | sustrofais |
| object accusative | sustrofan1×συστροφὴν | sustrofain |
| direct address vocative | sustrofar | sustrofair |
| of, belonging to genitive | sustrofau1×συστροφῆς | sustrofaiu |
| to, for dative | sustrofa | sustrofai |
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
sustrofa 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sustrofan“conspiracy”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 23:12“conspiracy”Gineratau de hēmerau poiaratois sustrofan tois Ioudaiois anathematizala heautoin legarōtois mēte esthiara mēte pinara heōs hou apokteinaleia ton Paulon.When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
sustrofau“commotion”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 19:40“commotion”kai gar kinduneuanō enkalirō stasiau peri tau sēmeron mēdeneu aitieu huparcharōteu peri heu ouk duneni apodōara logon peri tau sustrofau houtau. kai houteim legaratos apoluata tan ekklēsan.For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”