STRONGS G1999:
ἐπισύστασις,
ἐπισυστασεως,
ἡ (
ἐπισυνισταμαι to collect together, conspire against)
a gathering together or combining against or at. Hence,
1. a hostile banding together or concourse:
ποιεῖν ἐπισύστασιν, to excite a riotous gathering of the people, make a mob,
Acts 24:12 R G; 1 Esdr. 5:70
Alex.;
Sextus Empiricus, adv. eth., p. 127 (p. 571, 20 edition, Bekker; cf.
Philo in Flac. § 1);
τίνος, against one,
Numbers 26:9; a conspiracy,
Josephus, contra Apion 1, 20.
2. a troublesome throng of persons seeking help, counsel, comfort:
τίνος, thronging to one,
2 Corinthians 11:28 R G (see
ἐπίστασις); Luther,
dassichwerdeangelaufen.
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