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Insurrectionist

συστασιαστήςStrong’s G4955

sustasiastēs

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Sustasiastēs is the Greek word usually translated “rebels”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.”
Mark 15:7 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “rebels”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • rebels 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Mark 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    συστασιαστής sustasiastēs · insurrectionist

    στασιαστής (στασιάζω, to stir up sedition, Jdth.7:15, 2Ma.4:30 2Mac 14:6 *) = Att.. στασιώτης, a rebel, revolutionist, one who stirs up sedition: Mrk.15:7 (FlJ, al.).† συ-στασιαστής, -οῦ, ὁ, a fellow-rioter: Mrk.15:7, Rec.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “rebel” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    REB'EL, noun

    [Latin rebellis, making war again.]

    1. One who revolts from the government to which he owes allegiance, either by openly renouncing the authority of that government, or by taking arms and openly opposing it. Numbers 17:10
    2. One who willfully violates a law.
    3. One who disobeys the king's proclamation; a contemner of the king's laws.
    4. A villain who disobeys his lord.
    All definitions and other forms of “rebel”

      REB'EL, adjective

      Rebellious; acting in revolt.

        REBEL', verb intransitive

        [Latin rebello, to make war again; re and bello.]

        1. To revolt; to renounce the authority of the laws and government to which one owes allegiance.“Ye have built you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord” Joshua 22:16
        2. To rise in violent opposition against lawful authority.

        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.