akin to histemi, "to make to stand," denotes (a) primarily, "a standing or place," Heb 9:8; (b) "an insurrection, sedition," translated "insurrection" in Mar 15:7; "insurrections" in Act 24:5, RV (AV, "sedition"); in Luk 23:19, Luk 23:25 (AV "sedition"), "riot," Act 19:40, RV (AV, "uproar"); (c) "a dissension," Act 15:2; in Act 23:7, Act 23:10, "dissension." See DISSENSION.
denotes "a rebel, revolutionist, one who stirs up sedition" (from stasiazo, "to stir up sedition"), Mar 15:7, "had made insurrection." Some mss. have sustasiastes, a fellow-rioter, a fellow-mover of sedition, AV, "had made insurrection with (him)." signifies "to rise up against" (lit., "to cause to stand forth against," kata, "against," epi, "forth," histemi, "to cause to stand"), Act 18:12, AV, "made insurrection" (RV, "rose up against)."
