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seÌ„Ì-dish´un: The translation in , for ×ש×תּדּוּר, 'eshtadduÌ„r, “struggling,†“revoltâ€; in 2 Esdras 15:16 for inconstabilitio, “instability†with “be seditious†for στασιαÌζω, stasiaÌzoÌ„, “rise in rebellion†in 2 Macc 14:6. In addition, the King James Version has “sedition†for σταÌσις, staÌsis, “standing up,†“revolt†(the Revised Version (British and American) “insurrectionâ€) in , ; , with (διχοστασις, dichostasıÌa), “a standing asunder†(the Revised Version (British and American) “divisionâ€) in . As “sedition†does not include open violence against a government, the word should not have been used in any of the above cases.