Lexicon
ἐπισύστασις, ἐπίστασις
episustasis, epistasis
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insurrection

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episustasis, epistasis denotes a pressing burden of concern or an alleged public stirring of a crowd.

The attested uses show a noun for a daily burden connected with concern for churches in 2 Corinthians 11:28 and for the alleged stirring of a crowd in Acts 24:12.

Senses in use

  1. Pressing burden of concern · common

    In 2 Corinthians 11:28, the nominative singular form occurs in a statement about a daily burden connected with concern for all the churches; the APB renders the clause, “there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.”

  2. Public stirring of a crowd · common

    In Acts 24:12, the accusative singular form occurs within a denial of disruptive conduct in the temple, synagogues, and city. The APB renders the surrounding denial as not “arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents one occurrence through “daily pressure” and the other through the denial of “stirring up a crowd.” These phrases indicate each verse's setting rather than fixed English equivalents.

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