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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 181. ἀκαταστασία (akatastasia) -- Disorder, confusion, instability, tumult</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/181.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/3-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/181.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 181</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/180.htm" title="180">◄</a> 181. akatastasia <a href="../greek/182.htm" title="182">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">akatastasia: Disorder, confusion, instability, tumult</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀκαταστασία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>akatastasia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-kah-tah-stah-SEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ak-at-as-tah-see'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Disorder, confusion, instability, tumult<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>disturbance, upheaval, revolution, almost anarchy, first in the political, and thence in the moral sphere.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "not") and καταστασία (katastasia, "stability" or "order")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "akatastasia," the concept of disorder or chaos can be related to Hebrew words like תֹּהוּ (tohu, "formlessness" or "chaos") as seen in Genesis 1:2.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "akatastasia" is used in the New Testament to describe a state of disorder, confusion, or instability. It often refers to situations where there is a lack of peace and order, whether in a community, a person's life, or in the broader context of spiritual or moral conduct. The word suggests a disruption of harmony and an environment where chaos prevails over order.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, order and stability were highly valued both in society and in personal conduct. The concept of "akatastasia" would have been understood as contrary to the desired state of harmony and peace. In the early Christian communities, maintaining order was crucial for the effective functioning and witness of the church. The presence of disorder could hinder the church's mission and the believers' spiritual growth.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>181</b> <i>akatastasía</i> (from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "not," <a href="/greek/2596.htm">2596</a> <i>/katá</i>, "down" and <i>stasis</i>, "status, <i>standing</i>," cf. <a href="/greek/2476.htm">2476</a> <i>/hístēmi</i>) – properly, can <i>not</i> stand (remain steady); <i>unsettled</i>, <i>unstable</i> (in <i>tumult</i>); (figuratively) <i>instability</i> bringing on <i>disorder</i> (<i>disturbance</i>).</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/181.htm">181</a> <i>/akatastasía</i> ("commotion") generates confusion (things being "<i>out of control</i>"), i.e. when "up for grabs." This <i>uncertainty and tumult</i> inevitably generates more <i>instability</i>.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/182.htm">akatastatos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>instability<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>confusion (1), disorder (1), disturbances (2), tumults (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 181: ἀκαταστασία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀκαταστασία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(ας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀκατάστατος</span>), <span class="accented">instability, a state of disorder, disturbance, confusion</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-33.htm">1 Corinthians 14:33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/3-16.htm">James 3:16</a>; (<span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 14, 1 [ET]; (<a href="/interlinear/proverbs/26-28.htm">Proverbs 26:28</a>; Tobit 4:13)); plural <span class="accented">disturbances, disorders</span>: of dissensions, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-20.htm">2 Corinthians 12:20</a>; of seditions, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-5.htm">2 Corinthians 6:5</a> (Cf. Meyer at the passage); of the tumults or commotions of war, <a href="/interlinear/luke/21-9.htm">Luke 21:9</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>commotion, confusion, tumult. <p>From <a href="/greek/182.htm">akatastatos</a>; instability, i.e. Disorder -- commotion, confusion, tumult. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/182.htm">akatastatos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ακαταστασια ακαταστασία ἀκαταστασία ακαταστασιαι ακαταστασίαι ἀκαταστασίαι ακαταστασιαις ακαταστασίαις ἀκαταστασίαις ακαταστασίαν ακαταστασιας ακαταστασίας ἀκαταστασίας akatastasia akatastasía akatastasiai akatastasíai akatastasiais akatastasíais akatastasias akatastasías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/21-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 21:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πολέμους καὶ <b>ἀκαταστασίας</b> μὴ πτοηθῆτε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of wars <span class="itali">and disturbances,</span> do not be terrified;<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of wars and <span class="itali">commotions,</span> be not<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/21-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wars and <span class="itali">commotions</span> not be terrified<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/14-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 14:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γάρ ἐστιν <b>ἀκαταστασίας</b> ὁ θεὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for God <span class="itali">is not [a God] of confusion</span> but of peace,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">[the author] of confusion,</span> but<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed he is <span class="itali">of disorder</span> the God<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 6:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Plural">N-DFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φυλακαῖς ἐν <b>ἀκαταστασίαις</b> ἐν κόποις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in imprisonments, <span class="itali">in tumults,</span> in labors,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> imprisonments, in <span class="itali">tumults,</span> in labours,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/6-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> imprisonments in <span class="itali">riots</span> in labours<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 12:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ψιθυρισμοί φυσιώσεις <b>ἀκαταστασίαι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> gossip, arrogance, <span class="itali">disturbances;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whisperings, swellings, <span class="itali">tumults:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gossip conceit <span class="itali">disorder</span><p><b><a href="/text/james/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐριθεία ἐκεῖ <b>ἀκαταστασία</b> καὶ πᾶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> exist, there <span class="itali">is disorder</span> and every<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is], there <span class="itali">[is] confusion</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> self-interest [are] there [is] <span class="itali">disorder</span> and every<p><b><a href="/greek/181.htm">Strong's Greek 181</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_181.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/akatastasia_181.htm">ἀκαταστασία — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatastasiai_181.htm">ἀκαταστασίαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatastasiais_181.htm">ἀκαταστασίαις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/akatastasias_181.htm">ἀκαταστασίας — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/180.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="180"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="180" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/182.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="182"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="182" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>