θροέωthroéō
to clamor, i.e. (by implication) to frighten
Greek (New Testament) · G2360
Meanings
1. to cry aloud, make an outcry.
2. to utter aloud.
3. In NT (and LXX), passive, to be troubled, as by an alarm: Matthew 24:6, Mark 13:7, Luke 24:37, 2 Thessalonians 2:2.
Same root
- θριαμβεύωthriambeúō · G2358and a derivative of G680 (ἅπτομαι) (meaning a noisy iambus, sung in honor of Bacchus); to make an acclamatory procession, i.e. (figuratively) to conquer or (by Hebraism) to give victory
- θρησκόςthrēskós · G2357ceremonious in worship (as demonstrative), i.e. pious
- θρῆνοςthrēnos · G2355wailing
- θόρυβοςthórybos · G2351a disturbance
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 24:6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.
- Mark 13:7 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.