What does θορυβέω (thorybéō) mean in the Bible?
θορυβέω (thorybéō) is a Greek word meaning "to make commotion".
Greek · G2350
θορυβέω
To make commotion
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θορυβέω G2350
Pronunciation thorybéō
What does θορυβέω (thorybéō) mean in the Bible?
θορυβέω (thorybéō) is a Greek word meaning "to make commotion".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2350?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] sent the city into an uproar (1), all this commotion (1), be alarmed (1), noisy (1), upset (1).
Where does θορυβέω (thorybéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (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 [and] sent the city into an uproar 1× Acts 17:5
all this commotion 1× Mark 5:39
be alarmed 1× Acts 20:10
noisy 1× Matthew 9:23
upset 1× Luke 10:41
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 9:23 θορυβούμενον to noisy Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 5:39 θορυβεῖσθε to all this commotion Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Luke 10:41 θορυβάζῃ to upset Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular Acts 17:5 ἐθορύβουν to [and] sent the city into an uproar Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 20:10 θορυβεῖσθε to be alarmed Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:23
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 2
Source forms
θορυβεῖσθε 2x thorybeisthe Mark 5:39, Acts 20:10
ἐθορύβουν 1x ethoryboun Acts 17:5
θορυβάζῃ 1x thorybazē Luke 10:41
θορυβούμενον 1x thoryboumenon Matthew 9:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 17:5
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Acts 20:10
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 1x Mark 5:39
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular 1x Luke 10:41
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 9:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to make commotion
Strong's G2350
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to make commotion
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(θόρυβος), [in LXX: Nam.2:3 (רָעַל ho.), Dan LXX 8:17 (בָּעַת ni.), Jdg.3:26, Wis.18:19, Sir.40:6 * ;]
1to make a noise or uproar: mid., of loud and ostentatious lamentation, Mat.9:23, Mrk.5:39, Act.20:10.
2Trans., to trouble, throw into confusion: τ. πόλιν, Act.17:5.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:23 Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
θορυβούμενον, qoruboumenon
I disturb greatly, terrify, strike with panic
Read verse Mark 5:39 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Indicative
θορυβεῖσθε qorubeisqe
I disturb greatly, terrify, strike with panic
Read verse Acts 17:5 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
ἐθορύβουν eqoruboun
I disturb greatly, terrify, strike with panic
Read verse Acts 20:10 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
θορυβεῖσθε· qorubeisqe
I disturb greatly, terrify, strike with panic
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Present, Imperfect Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Passive Matt 9:23 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Present Passive Mark 5:39 1×
Imperfect Active Acts 17:5 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Passive Acts 20:10 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 imperfect 1
Voice
passive 2 active 1
Mood
indicative 1 imperative 1 participle 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
θορυβέω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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