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To cause trouble

ἀναστατόωStrong’s G0387

anastatoō

Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament

In short

Anastatoō is the Greek word usually translated “having upset”, “having led a revolt” and “upsetting”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.

“And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;”
Acts 17:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “having upset”, “having led a revolt” and “upsetting”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • having upset 1
  • having led a revolt 1
  • upsetting 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2
  • Galatians 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἀναστατόω anastatoō · to cause trouble

ἀνα-στατόω, ῶ (ἀνάστατος, driven from home; ἀνίστημι), [in LXX: Dan.7:23 (דּוּשׁ;* also in Aq., and in π. (see Deiss., LAE, 80 f.; MM, VGT, see word),] to stir up, excite, unsettle: with accusative; (a) to tumult and sedition: Act.17:6 21:38; (b) by false teaching: Gal.5:12 (see Milligan, NTD, 73 f.).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.