Word

ταραχή

tarachḗ · G5016 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. 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
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ταραχῆς, ἡ (παράσσω), from (Pindar), Herodotus down, disturbance, commotion: properly,…
ταραχῆς, ἡ (παράσσω), from (Pindar), Herodotus down, disturbance, commotion: properly, τοῦ ὕδατος, Jn 5:4 (R L); metaphorically, a tumult, sedition: in plural Mk 13:8 R G.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

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