ἀνασείωanaseíō

figuratively, to excite

Greek (New Testament) · G383

Meanings

1. to shake out, shake back, move to and fro.

2. In late writers, to stir up; metaphorically, to excite: τ. ὄχλον, Mark 15:11; τ. λαόν, Luke 23:5.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Mark 15:11 But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.
  • Luke 23:5 Then they became insistent. “But he is causing riots by his teaching wherever he goes—all over Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem!”

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.