What does ὀχλέω (ochléō) mean in the Bible?
ὀχλέω (ochléō) is a Greek word meaning "to disturb".
Greek · G3791
ὀχλέω
To disturb
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ὀχλέωG3791
Pronunciationochléō
What does ὀχλέω (ochléō) mean in the Bible?
ὀχλέω (ochléō) is a Greek word meaning "to disturb".
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How does the BSB render G3791?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [those] tormented (1).
Where does ὀχλέω (ochléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 5:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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[those] tormented1×Acts 5:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 5:16
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Acts1
Source forms
ὀχλουμένους1xochloumenousActs 5:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural1xActs 5:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to disturb
Source Gloss
to disturb
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ὄχλος), [in LXX: Tob.6:7, 3Ma.5:41 * ;] to move, disturb; hence, generally, to trouble, vex: pass., Act.5:6 (act. absol., = pass., to be in a tumult, 3Mac, l.with; cf. ἐν-, παρ-εν-οχλέω, and see MM, xviii).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 6:18Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
ὀχλούμενοιocloumenoi
I trouble, torment, worry
Read verseActs 5:16Verb Present Passive Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
ὀχλουμένουςocloumenouv
I trouble, torment, worry
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
present1
Voice
passive1
Mood
participle1
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
ὀχλέω is built from this root: