What does διαταράσσω (diatarássō) mean in the Bible?
διαταράσσω (diatarássō) is a Greek word meaning "to trouble".
Greek · G1298
διαταράσσω
To trouble
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διαταράσσω G1298
Pronunciation diatarássō
What does διαταράσσω (diatarássō) mean in the Bible?
διαταράσσω (diatarássō) is a Greek word meaning "to trouble".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1298?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [Mary] was greatly troubled (1).
Where does διαταράσσω (diatarássō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [Mary] was greatly troubled 1× Luke 1:29
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 1:29
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
διεταράχθη 1x dietarachthē Luke 1:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 1:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to trouble
Source Gloss
to trouble
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
[in Sm.: 3Ki.20:43 * ;] to agitate greatly (Lat. perturbare): Luk.1:29,
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:29 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
διεταράχθη dietaracqh
I trouble greatly, agitate
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διαταράσσω is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain