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Commotion/plot

συστροφήStrong’s G4963

sustrophē

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Sustrophē is the Greek word usually translated “commotion” and “conspiracy”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.”
Acts 19:40 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • commotion 1
  • a conspiracy 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

συστροφή sustrophē · commotion/plot

συ-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ (συστρέφω), [in LXX: Rom.4:19 13:12 (צָרַר); σ. ποιεῖσθαι, Amo.7:10 (קָשַׁר), etc. ;] 1. a twisting together (Plat.). 2. a concourse, a riotous gathering (Polyb.): Act.19:40; σ. ποιεῖσθαι (Am, l.with), to make a compact (RV, banded themselves together): Act.23:12.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

COMMOTION, noun

  1. Agitation; as the commotion of the sea.
  2. Tumult of people; disturbance; disorder, which may amount at times to sedition or insurrection; as the commotions of a state.“When ye hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified” Luke 21:9
  3. Agitation; perturbation; disorder of mind; heat; excitement.

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.