Rooted in the verb histemi ('to stand'), stasis carries the concrete sense of a standing or established position, as in Hebrews 9:8 where the first tabernacle still 'has standing.' Far more often in the New Testament, however, it describes conflict: heated disputes within religious communities (Acts 15:2, 23:7) and violent insurrections against civil order, as when Barabbas is imprisoned for the stasis in Jerusalem (Luke 23:19, 25). Spanish distinguishes these well -- 'disension' for internal disagreement versus 'insurrección' for armed revolt -- while French collapses both under 'sédition,' revealing how thin the line between debate and uprising could be in the ancient world.