What does θροέω (throéō) mean in the Bible?
θροέω (throéō): To be thrown into panic or mental disturbance by alarming news or reports, not mere emotional upset
Greek · G2360
θροέω
To alarm
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θροέω G2360
Pronunciation throéō
What does θροέω (throéō) mean in the Bible?
θροέω (throéō): To be thrown into panic or mental disturbance by alarming news or reports, not mere emotional upset
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How does the BSB render G2360?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include alarmed (1), be alarmed (1), that you are not alarmed (1).
Where does θροέω (throéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 24:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Thessalonians (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 alarmed 1× 2 Thessalonians 2:2
be alarmed 1× Mark 13:7
that you are not alarmed 1× Matthew 24:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 24:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 2 Thessalonians 1
Source forms
θροεῖσθε 2x throeisthe Matthew 24:6, Mark 13:7
θροεῖσθαι 1x throeisthai 2 Thessalonians 2:2
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2x Matthew 24:6, Mark 13:7
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive 1x 2 Thessalonians 2:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To be thrown into panic or mental disturbance by alarming news or reports, not mere emotional upset
Source Gloss
to alarm
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To be thrown into panic or mental disturbance by alarming news or reports, not mere emotional upset
(θρόος, a noise, tumult), [in LXX: Sng.5:4 (הָמָה * ;] in cl.,
1to cry aloud, make an outcry.
2to utter aloud.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 24:6 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
θροεῖσθε· qroeisqe
I disturb, agitate
Read verse Mark 13:7 Verb Second Person Plural Present Passive Imperative
θροεῖσθε· qroeisqe
I disturb, agitate
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Verb Present Passive Infinitive
θροεῖσθαι, qroeisqai
I disturb, 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 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
imperative 2
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)
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