ἀναστατώσας

anastatóō

who stirred up

To disturb, cause disorder, or disrupt settled conditions; to drive out or provoke upheaval, often implying significant social, civil, or personal unrest. In context, typically refers to causing public commotion, unrest, or a state of turmoil, whether literally (as in driving people from their homes or cities) or figuratively (upsetting established ways or beliefs).

G387

Acts 21:38 · Word #12

Lexicon G387

Lemmaἀναστατόω
Transliterationanastatóō
Strong'sG387
DefinitionTo disturb, cause disorder, or disrupt settled conditions; to drive out or provoke upheaval, often implying significant social, civil, or personal unrest. In context, typically refers to causing public commotion, unrest, or a state of turmoil, whether literally (as in driving people from their homes or cities) or figuratively (upsetting established ways or beliefs).

Morphology V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasewho stirred up
Literalhaving-stirred-up

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀναστατόω
Strong'sG387

SIBI-P1 Translation G387-02

having caused upheaval

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (completed action), active voice, participle; nominative masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active participle denotes a completed act of causing disorder or unrest. "Having caused upheaval" preserves the root sense of driving people from settled conditions and reflects the masculine nominative singular participial form.

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