συστροφή
systrophē · riot, plot
Greek word · Strong’s number G4963 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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systrophē (συστροφή) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “riot, plot”.
A crowd gathered in uproar, a riot; also a plot, a conspiracy.
How to say it
sys·tro·phē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A crowd gathering in disorder, causing uproar.
- A secret pact among several to do harm.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- commotion ×1
- conspiracy ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 19:40
For indeed we are in danger of being charged with rioting over today’s events, since there is no cause for it, about which we will not be able to give an account for this commotion.” And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.
- Acts 23:12
And when day came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.