σύγ-χῠσις G4799
Confusion, disorder, tumult; mixture or commotion
The noun denotes mixing together, confusion, disorder, or tumult. Classical usage speaks of political confusion, mingled mixtures, and the confusion of Babel's languages. It can mean commingling, indistinct disorder, or chaotic tumult. When the Ephesian crowd riots over Paul's threat to Artemis worship, the entire city is filled with 'confusion'—disorder and tumultuous uproar. The term captures both the physical chaos of the mob and the mental confusion preventing rational discourse. Paul's preaching catalyzes upheaval, revealing the clash between gospel truth and entrenched religious-economic systems.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Confusion, disorder, or tumultuous commotion; chaotic disturbance preventing clarity or order. In Acts 19:29, the whole city of Ephesus is filled with 'confusion' when the mob riots against Paul, fearing economic loss from declining Artemis worship. The term describes both the physical tumult (rushing together to the theater) and mental disorder (most didn't know why they assembled). This confusion serves the enemy of truth, preventing rational examination of Paul's claims. The sygchysis reveals how economic interests and religious devotion combine to resist the gospel. 1×
AR["ٱضْطِرَابًا"]·ben["বিশৃঙ্খলায়"]·DE["συγχύσεως"]·EN["with-confusion"]·FR["confusion"]·heb["מְבוּכָה"]·HI["हलचल-से"]·ID["kekacauan"]·IT["confusione"]·jav["kacau"]·KO["혼란으로"]·PT["confusão;"]·RU["смятением;"]·ES["confusión"]·SW["machafuko"]·TR["kargaşanın"]·urd["ہلچل-سے"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
σύγ-χῠσις, εως, ἡ, (συγχέω) mixture, confusion, confounding, ἡ τῶν ἄλλων (variant{ὅλων}) σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; of Babel, LXX+2nd c.BC+; σ. λαβεῖν to be commingled, Refs 1st c.AD+ ς. litterularum, Refs 1st c.BC+; political confusion, σ. τῆς πολιτείαςRefs 2nd c.BC+ __b formation of a compound, Refs 3rd c.BC+ __2 confusion, ruin, βίου, δόμων, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. θανάτου μεγάλη 'indiscriminate mortality'…