Strong's Greek · G4714
στάσις
stásis
dissension, insurrection, X standing, uproar
Definition
a standing (properly, the act), i.e. (by analogy) position (existence); by implication, a popular uprising; figuratively, controversy
Derivation
from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);
Appears 9 times in Scripture
“For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.””
“And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.”
“As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.”
“And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.”
“By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.”
“(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)”
“The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.”
“As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.”
“We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).