Word
ταραχή
tarachḗ · G5016 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
-
stirring
Trouble or disturbance
This lexeme's sole genuine tagged occurrence falls in John 5:4, a verse present in the traditional Majority Text/Textus Receptus tradition but widely omitted from modern critical editions (and consequently absent from this study's source translation).
Near synonyms 3 words
- θόρυβος thórybos · G2351 · clamor, noise, riot
- Greek synonym for tumult and uproar; frequently used for mob disturbances and public commotion, closely parallel to ταραχή in the sedition sense
- στάσις stásis · G4714 · insurrection, rebellion, to quarrel
- Greek term for sedition and insurrection; overlaps with ταραχή in the sense of civil disturbance and mob action
- ἀκαταστασία akatastasía · G181 · to rebel against, to revolt, to engage in insurrection
- Greek noun for disorder and disturbance; encompasses both political unrest and general tumult, matching the disturbance sense of ταραχή
In the other Testament 3 words
- מְהוּמָה mᵉhûwmâh · H4103 · consternation
- Hebrew equivalent for disturbance/tumult; used for public disorder and panic situations, matching the 'sedition' nuance of ταραχή
- הָמוֹן hâmôwn · H1995 · noise, uproar, tumult
- Hebrew term for noisy tumult and commotion; can denote both the crowd and the disturbance it creates
- מְבוּכָה mᵉbûwkâh · H3998 · confusion
- Hebrew noun denoting confusion, perplexity, and disturbance, typically in contexts of panic or social disorder; shares the core concept of disruption and mental/social agitation with Greek ταραχή (disturbance, roiling, sedition).
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
ταράσσω tarássō · G5015 · to cause to move, to stir up, to cause great mental distress · 18×τάραχος tárachos · G5017 · commotion, serious trouble, great distress · 2×διαταράσσω diatarássō · G1298 · to be deeply troubled, to be very much upset · 1×ἐκταράσσω ektarássō · G1613 · to stir up against, to start a riot, to cause an uproar · 1×ταραχήtarachḗ · G5016
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ταραχῆς, ἡ (παράσσω), from (Pindar), Herodotus down, disturbance, commotion: properly,…
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0