ὑποβάλλω
hupoballō
G5260
G:V
Greek
to instigate
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Greek
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Hupoballo describes prompting men to make an accusation against someone.
The attested use describes prompting men to make a charge, as the clause in Acts 6:11 leads into their declaration against Stephen.
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Prompting men to make an accusation · dominant
In Acts 6:11, the aorist active indicative plural form introduces men who then declare that they heard Stephen speaking blasphemous declarations against Moses and God; the APB renders the clause, “Then they instigated men declaring.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 6:11, the APB presents the action as “Then they instigated men declaring,”.