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ἀποστασία

MainId: 000640000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0646

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'It is possible that ἐπανίστημι and ἐπίστασις[b], with the prefix ἐπι, differ in some measure from ἀνίστημι[h] and στάσις[a] by virtue of the prefixal element which may suggest action directed specifically toward some object, but there is insufficient contextual evidence to support such distinct meanings.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000640001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἀποστασία

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ας

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἵστημι', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000640001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 39.34

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Hostility, Strife

      LEXSubDomains: Rebellion

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-13 17:00:45

         DefinitionShort: to rise up in open defiance of authority, with the presumed intention to overthrow it or to act in complete opposition to its demands{N:001}

         Glosses: ['to rebel against', 'to revolt', 'to engage in insurrection', 'rebellion']

         Comments: It is also possible that ἀποστασία differs slightly in meaning from ἐπίστασις[b] by virtue of the differences in prefixal formation, but there is insufficient contextual evidence to support such a view.

      LEXReferences: ACTs 21:21, 2TH 2:3