ταράσσωtarássō
to stir or agitate (roil water)
Greek (New Testament) · G5015
Meanings
to disturb, trouble, stir up: primarily in physical sense (Hom., Eur.): τ. ὕδωρ, John 1:5 [4], John 1:7. Metaph., of the mind, to trouble, disquiet, perplex: Acts 15:24, Galatians 1:7, Galatians 5:10; ἑαυτόν, John 11:33; of a crowd, to stir up, Acts 17:8, Acts 17:13; passive, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 14:26, Mark 6:50, Luke 1:12, Luke 24:38, John 12:27 (Psalms 6:4) Psalms 14:1, Psalms 14:27, 1 Peter 3:14 (LXX); τ. πνεύματι, John 13:21 (cf. δια-, ἐκ-ταράσσω)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 2:3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.
- Matthew 14:26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, “It’s a ghost!”
- Mark 6:50 They were all terrified when they saw him. But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage! I am here!”
- Luke 1:12 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear when he saw him.
- Luke 24:38 “Why are you frightened?” he asked. “Why are your hearts filled with doubt?
- John 5:7 “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.