To incite
ἀνασείωStrong’s G0383anaseiō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anaseiō is the Greek word usually translated “stirred up” and “stirs up”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “stirred up” and “stirs up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- stirred up 1
- he stirs up 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἀνασείω anaseiō · to incite
ἀνα-σείω [in Aq.: 1Ki.26:19, Job.2:3; Aq., Sm.: Isa.36:18 * ;] 1. to shake out, shake back, move to and fro (Thuc., a1.). 2. In late writers (Diod., al.; see MM, VGT, see word), to stir up; metaphorically, to excite: τ. ὄχλον, Mrk.15:11; τ. λαόν, Luk.23:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “incite” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INCI'TE, verb transitive
[Latin incito; in and cito, to call, to stir up.]
- To move the mind to action by persuasion or motives presented; to stir up; to rouse; to spur on.
- To move to action by impulse or influence.
- To animate; to encourage.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.