What does θόρυβος (thórybos) mean in the Bible?
θόρυβος (thórybos): Loud commotion from excited crowds or mourners; emphasizes the audible, visible chaos of agitated masses
Greek · G2351
θόρυβος
A disturbance
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θόρυβοςG2351
Pronunciationthórybos
What does θόρυβος (thórybos) mean in the Bible?
θόρυβος (thórybos): Loud commotion from excited crowds or mourners; emphasizes the audible, visible chaos of agitated masses
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2351?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a riot (3), uproar (2), [the] commotion (1), an uproar (1).
Where does θόρυβος (thórybos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Mark (2), Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita riot3×Matthew 26:5, Matthew 27:24, Mark 14:2
uproar2×Acts 20:1, Acts 21:34
[the] commotion1×Mark 5:38
an uproar1×Acts 24:18
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:5θόρυβοςtoa riotNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 27:24θόρυβοςtoa riotNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularMark 5:38θόρυβονto[the] commotionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMark 14:2θόρυβοςtoa riotNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 20:1θόρυβονtouproarNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 21:34θόρυβονtouproarNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularActs 24:18θορύβουtoan uproarNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:5
Aligned rows7
Books represented3
Matthew2Mark2Acts3
Source forms
θόρυβον3xthorybonMark 5:38, Acts 20:1, Acts 21:34
θόρυβος3xthorybosMatthew 26:5, Matthew 27:24, Mark 14:2
θορύβου1xthorybouActs 24:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular3xMark 5:38, Acts 20:1, Acts 21:34
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular3xMatthew 26:5, Matthew 27:24, Mark 14:2
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xActs 24:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Loud commotion from excited crowds or mourners; emphasizes the audible, visible chaos of agitated masses
Strong'sG2351
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a disturbance
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Loud commotion from excited crowds or mourners; emphasizes the audible, visible chaos of agitated masses
a noise, uproar, tumult, as of an excited mob: Mat.26:5 27:24, Mrk.14:2, Act.20:1 21:34 24:18; of mourners, = ὄχλος θορυβούμενος, Mrk.5:38.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:5Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
θόρυβοςqorubov
confused noise, riot, disturbance
Read verseMatthew 27:24Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
θόρυβοςqorubov
confused noise, riot, disturbance
Read verseMark 5:38Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
θόρυβον,qorubon
confused noise, riot, disturbance
Read verseMark 14:2Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
θόρυβοςqorubov
confused noise, riot, disturbance
Read verseActs 20:1Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
θόρυβον,qorubon
confused noise, riot, disturbance
Read verseActs 21:34Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
θόρυβον,qorubon
confused noise, riot, disturbance
Read verseActs 24:18Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
θορύβου,qorubou
confused noise, riot, disturbance
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 26:5 · Matt 27:24 · Mark 14:23×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineActs 24:181×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 5:38 · Acts 20:1 · Acts 21:343×
Word Origins
θόρυβος is built from this root:
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