σύγχυσις
sugchusis
G4799
G:N-F
Greek
confusion
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Occurrences
1
Books
Greek
Language
Sugchusis describes the city-wide state of disorder accompanying a united rush into the theatre.
The attested use describes a state of public disorder filling a city as people rush together into the theatre.
Senses in use
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Public disorder amid a collective rush · dominant
In Acts 19:29, the genitive singular feminine form occurs in the clause describing the city as filled before the crowd rushes united into the theatre and seizes Gaius and Aristarchus. The APB renders the verse, "And the city was filled with confusion,".
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 19:29, the APB presents the city as "filled with confusion" before describing the united rush into the theatre; its wording is a whole-verse translation.