ταράσσω tarassō · G5015
to trouble
ταράσσω ; [in LXX for בָּהַל, רָגַז, etc., forty-six words in all ; ] ; to disturb, trouble, stir up: primarily in physical sense (Hom., Eur.): τ. ὕδωρ, Jhn.1:5 [4], Jhn.1:7. Metaphorical, of the mind (Æsch., Plat., al.), to trouble, disquiet, perplex: Act.15:24, Gal.1:7 5:10; ἑαυτόν (troubled himself; Westc., in l), Jhn.11:33; of a crowd, to stir up, Act.17:8, 13; pass., Mat.2:3 14:26, Mrk.6:50, Luk.1:12 24:38, Jhn.12:27 (Psa.6:4) Psa.14:1, 7, 1Pe.3:14" (LXX) ; τ. πνεύματι, Jhn.13:21 (cf. δια-, ἐκ-ταράσσω) ; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
τᾰράσσω, ; []; Attic dialect ταράττω []; also θράσσω (which see): future ταράξω []aorist ἐτάραξα []: pluperfect συν-ετεταράχει []perfect in passive sense τέτρηχα (see. below []:—passive, future ταραχθήσομαι []; middle ταράξομαι in passive sense, []: aorist ἐταράχθην []perfect τετάραγμαι[], etc.:—stir, trouble, in a physical sense, σύναγεν νεφέλας ἐτάραξε δὲ πόντον [Ποσειδῶν] []; οὐ χθόνα ταράσσοντες troubling not the earth (by ploughing), []; τ. φάρμακον perhaps mix, [] to wag the tongue, []; …
Where it's used 18 times
Matthew 2:3 · Matthew 14:26 · Mark 6:50 · Luke 1:12 · Luke 24:38 · John 5:4 · John 5:7 · John 11:33 · John 12:27 · John 13:21 · John 14:1 · John 14:27 · Acts 15:24 · Acts 17:8 · Acts 17:13 · Galatians 1:7 · Galatians 5:10 · 1 Peter 3:14
Source: TBESG G5015; TFLSJ G5015
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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