to stir up
Sugkineo describes inciting a group, as people are stirred up before they seize and bring a man to the council.
The attested use describes inciting the people, elders, and scribes into action before they seize a man and bring him to the council in Acts 6:12.
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Inciting a group into action · dominant
In Acts 6:12, the aorist active indicative plural form occurs in the clause before the group approaches, seizes him, and brings him to the council. The APB renders the clause, “They also stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes,” presenting an action that mobilizes these groups.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 6:12, the APB renders the clause “They also stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes.” This rendering confirms the clause's overall action rather than isolating every lexical detail.