ΣΤΆΣΙΣ: στάσις, -εως, ἡ [ (< ἵστημι), [in LXX chiefly for עמד, its parts and derivatives, also for רִיב (Pr 17:14), etc. (v. Deiss., BS, 158 f.) ;] ] 1. . a standing, place, status: σ. ἔχειν (Polyb., v, 5, 3; and cf. Lat. locum habere), He 9:8.
2. . insurrection, sedition: Mk 15:7, Lk 23:19, 25, Ac 19:40 24:5.
3. . In poets and late prose, strife, dissension (cf. MM, xxiii) Ac 15:2 23:7, 10.†