θορυβέωthorybéō
to be in tumult, i.e. disturb, clamor
Greek (New Testament) · G2350
Meanings
1. to make a noise or uproar: middle, of loud and ostentatious lamentation, Matthew 9:23, Mark 5:39, Acts 20:10.
2. Trans., to trouble, throw into confusion: τ. πόλιν, Acts 17:5.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 9:23 When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.
- Mark 5:39 He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”
- Luke 10:41 But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!
- Acts 17:5 But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd.
- Acts 20:10 Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. “Don’t worry,” he said, “he’s alive!”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.